Hunter Strickland

Hunter Strickland serves as a key procurement professional within the Naval Air Warfare Center Air Division, supporting the development and sustainment of advanced naval aviation systems. He manages complex acquisitions for mission-critical avionics, electronic warfare subsystems, and integrated aircraft systems, ensuring alignment with the Navy’s strategic modernization goals. His work directly enables the integration of next-generation sensors, communications networks, and mission computing platforms into frontline aircraft. Strickland specializes in engineering and software-driven contracts, balancing technical rigor with regulatory compliance to deliver capability-ready solutions across the fleet. He maintains strong, long-standing relationships with leading defense contractors including SABRE SYSTEMS, LLC, THE BOEING COMPANY, SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, SYSTEMS PLANNING AND ANALYSIS, INC., and ONTIC ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING, INC. These partnerships reflect a pattern of collaboration with firms capable of delivering high-assurance software, analytical instrumentation, and specialized engineering services. Strickland consistently engages vendors with proven expertise in airborne system integration, real-time data processing, and legacy platform modernization, favoring contractors with deep domain knowledge in naval aviation environments. Strickland exhibits a robust commitment to socioeconomic contracting, directing 100% of his acquisitions toward small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. His portfolio consistently awards contracts to small businesses with specialized technical capabilities, reinforcing the Navy’s mandate to foster innovation through broadened vendor participation. This approach ensures that emerging technologies from niche providers are integrated into critical defense programs, enhancing competition and resilience in the supply chain. His primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 541511 (Custom Computer Programming Services), 541519 (Other Computer Related Services), and 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing). He routinely acquires embedded software development, mission system testing services, and precision instrumentation for avionics validation—domains requiring rigorous certification and defense-specific compliance. Strickland’s expertise centers on securing software-intensive, high-reliability systems that support air superiority and electronic combat readiness.