NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER, MD.: Delivering outcomes that matter to the warfighter takes an environment of engagement and partnership created by both naval aviation and small businesses, according to Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) Deputy Commander Tom Rudowsky. Rudowsky spoke to more than 100 local small business representatives at the Small Business Administration /Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program sponsored by The Patuxent Partnership and the Small Business Development Center July 23. “Most innovations come from small businesses,” he said. “You are key elements in changing the game in this era of great competition. Accomplishing the mission requires all elements of the industrial base, not just large businesses. It will take all of us to expand capability.” He asked small businesses to look at their expertise from a different perspective and determine how they could apply that expertise to different areas and needs within NAVAIR, the Navy, other government agencies and beyond. Small businesses’ specialized expertise, niche solutions, rapid innovation, flexibility and responsiveness are only a few attributes that can give the edge to naval aviation warfighting. “There are areas where you have abilities you have yet to recognize,” he said. Partnering with NAVAIR, Rudowsky said, begins with […]
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