Pablo Barbatto

Pablo Barbatto serves as a key procurement lead within the Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (N61340), responsible for managing acquisitions that modernize and sustain mission-critical aviation training systems for the Department of the Navy. He oversees the full lifecycle of contracts supporting immersive simulation environments, tactical flight training devices, and integrated avionics infrastructure essential to pilot and aircrew readiness. His portfolio centers on high-fidelity training solutions that replicate complex maritime combat scenarios, ensuring alignment with Navy aviation doctrine and emerging operational requirements. Barbatto’s work directly supports the division’s strategic imperative to enhance warfighter preparedness through advanced, scalable, and interoperable training technologies. Barbatto maintains consistent partnerships with industry leaders such as STRACON SERVICES GROUP, LLC and FLIGHTSAFETY INTERNATIONAL INC, both of which provide specialized flight simulation hardware, curriculum development, and live-virtual-constructive training services. His contracting approach emphasizes long-term vendor collaboration, with a preference for contractors possessing deep domain expertise in military aviation training systems and a proven track record in delivering secure, classified-capable training platforms. These relationships are built on technical rigor, performance-based outcomes, and compliance with Navy-specific interoperability standards. Barbatto demonstrates an unwavering commitment to small business participation, directing 100% of his acquisitions toward total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. His contracting patterns prioritize qualified small businesses capable of delivering specialized flight training services, ensuring broad socioeconomic inclusion while maintaining technical excellence. This approach aligns with DoN mandates to foster innovation through small business engagement and to leverage niche capabilities often found in agile, mission-focused vendors. His procurement focus is exclusively on NAICS 611512 (Flight Training), encompassing the acquisition of synthetic training devices, instructor support systems, mission rehearsal software, and integrated training curriculum development. Barbatto’s technical expertise lies in avionics-enabled simulation, distributed training networks, and adaptive learning platforms used to train naval aviators across multi-domain operational environments.