Peter Wenell

Peter Wenell serves as a key procurement lead within the Naval Air Warfare Center Air Division, overseeing the acquisition of advanced aviation systems critical to naval air superiority and fleet readiness. He manages complex contracts for the development, integration, and sustainment of next-generation avionics, electronic warfare suites, mission systems, and airborne sensor technologies. His work directly supports the agency’s mission to modernize legacy platforms while accelerating the fielding of cutting-edge aircraft subsystems. Wenell specializes in full lifecycle acquisitions—from research and development through production and logistics support—ensuring technical compliance, operational interoperability, and cost-effective delivery of mission-critical capabilities to the U.S. Navy’s aviation forces. He maintains consistent partnerships with leading defense aerospace contractors including SABRE SYSTEMS, LLC, THE BOEING COMPANY, SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, SYSTEMS PLANNING AND ANALYSIS, INC., and ONTIC ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING, INC. These relationships reflect a preference for established prime contractors with proven expertise in aerospace systems integration, avionics architecture, and mission-critical software development. Wenell’s procurement approach emphasizes technical rigor, performance-based contracting, and long-term sustainment planning, fostering collaborative partnerships that align contractor capabilities with the Navy’s evolving operational requirements. Wenell’s contracting activity is exclusively non-set-aside, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic focus on accessing the broadest possible pool of technical expertise and industrial capacity to meet the high-performance demands of naval aviation modernization. While small business participation is not formally prioritized through socioeconomic set-asides, the agency’s procurement structure enables qualified small firms to compete as subcontractors within larger prime contracts. His procurement focus is singularly centered on NAICS 336411 (Aircraft Manufacturing), encompassing the design, integration, and production of manned and unmanned aerial systems, flight control systems, radar and electronic attack payloads, and data link architectures. Wenell’s expertise lies in acquiring highly specialized aerospace hardware and software systems that enable air dominance, situational awareness, and networked warfare capabilities across the Navy’s carrier and land-based aviation fleets.