Fillip Behrman

Fillip Behrman serves as a Strategic Planning/Gunner Seat IPTL within the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), playing a pivotal role in shaping the acquisition strategy for critical naval aviation systems. In this capacity, he leads integrated product team efforts focused on lifecycle management of aircraft components and auxiliary equipment, ensuring alignment with operational requirements and modernization goals. His work directly supports NAVAIR’s mission to sustain air superiority through the development, testing, and fielding of advanced avionics, weapons integration systems, and mission-critical aircraft subsystems. Behrman typically handles complex, high-priority procurements involving technical specifications for next-generation aviation hardware, often coordinating across engineering, logistics, and operational stakeholders to deliver capability-ready solutions. Behrman maintains consistent, long-term partnerships with leading defense aerospace prime contractors, including Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Lockheed Martin Corporation, and General Atomics. These relationships are characterized by deep technical collaboration on integrated systems procurement, particularly in areas such as rotary-wing platforms, unmanned aerial systems, and precision-guided munitions infrastructure. His contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, systems integration, and sustainment readiness, reflecting a preference for established industry partners with proven track records in naval aviation innovation. Behrman’s procurement portfolio reflects a strong emphasis on full and open competition, with 100% of his awards issued under no set-aside classifications. This indicates a strategic focus on technical capability and mission necessity over socioeconomic categorization, prioritizing performance, scalability, and industrial base readiness in a domain where specialized expertise is paramount. His primary procurement activity centers on NAICS 336413—Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing—reflecting deep specialization in the acquisition of mission-critical aviation subsystems, including flight control components, sensor interfaces, weapon mounting hardware, and embedded logistics support equipment. His technical domain expertise lies in the integration of advanced avionics and electromechanical systems for carrier-based and expeditionary naval aircraft.