2017 NAICS Definition

T = Canadian, Mexican, and United States industries are comparable.

334511 Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing search, detection, navigation, guidance, aeronautical, and nautical systems and instruments. Examples of products made by these establishments are aircraft instruments (except engine), flight recorders, navigational instruments and systems, radar systems and equipment, and sonar systems and equipment.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--
  • Manufacturing global positioning system (GPS) equipment--are classified in Industry 334220, Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing; and
  • Manufacturing aircraft engine instruments and meteorological systems and equipment--are classified in U.S. Industry 334519, Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing.
2007
NAICS		   2012
NAICS		   2017
NAICS		   Corresponding Index
Entries
334511   334511   334511   Acceleration indicators and systems components, aerospace type, manufacturing
334511   334511   334511   Aeronautical systems and instruments manufacturing
334511   334511   334511   Aeronautical systems and instruments overhauling, conversion, or rebuilding
334511   334511   334511   Air traffic control radar systems and equipment manufacturing
334511   334511   334511   Airborne navigational systems manufacturing
334511   334511   334511   Aircraft flight instruments (except engine instruments) manufacturing
334511   334511   334511   Airframe equipment instruments manufacturing
334511   334511   334511   Airspeed instruments (aeronautical) manufacturing
334511   334511   334511   Altimeters, aeronautical, manufacturing
334511   334511   334511   Angle-of-attack instrumentation manufacturing
334511   334511   334511   Angle-of-yaw instrumentation manufacturing
334511   334511   334511   Artificial horizon instrumentation manufacturing
334511   334511   334511   Bank and turn indicators and components (aeronautical instruments) manufacturing
334511   334511   334511   Cabin environment indicators, transmitters, and sensors manufacturing
334511   334511   334511   Compasses, gyroscopic and magnetic (except portable), manufacturing
334511   334511   334511   Countermeasure sets (e.g., active countermeasures, jamming equipment) manufacturing
334511   334511   334511   Distance measuring equipment (DME), aeronautical, manufacturing
334511   334511   334511   Driftmeters, aeronautical, manufacturing
334511   334511   334511   Electronic guidance systems and equipment manufacturing
334511   334511   334511   Fathometers manufacturing
334511   334511   334511   Fish finders (i.e., sonar) manufacturing
334511   334511   334511   Flight and navigation sensors, transmitters, and displays manufacturing
334511   334511   334511   Flight recorders (i.e., black boxes) manufacturing
334511   334511   334511   Glide slope instrumentation manufacturing
334511   334511   334511   Gyrocompasses manufacturing
334511   334511   334511   Gyrogimbals manufacturing
334511   334511   334511   Gyroscopes manufacturing
334511   334511   334511   Heads-up display (HUD) systems, aeronautical, manufacturing
334511   334511   334511   Horizon situation instrumentation manufacturing
334511   334511   334511   HUD (heads-up display) systems, aeronautical, manufacturing
334511   334511   334511   Hydrophones manufacturing
334511   334511   334511   Inertial navigation systems, aeronautical, manufacturing
334511   334511   334511   Infrared homing systems, aeronautical, manufacturing
334511   334511   334511   Instrument landing system instrumentation, airborne or airport, manufacturing
334511   334511   334511   Instruments, aeronautical, manufacturing
334511   334511   334511   Light reconnaissance and surveillance systems and equipment manufacturing
334511   334511   334511   Machmeters manufacturing
334511   334511   334511   Nautical systems and instruments manufacturing
334511   334511   334511   Navigational instruments manufacturing
334511   334511   334511   Omnibearing instrumentation manufacturing
334511   334511   334511   Pictorial situation instrumentation manufacturing
334511   334511   334511   Position indicators (e.g., for landing gear, stabilizers), airframe equipment, manufacturing
334511   334511   334511   Proximity warning (i.e., collision avoidance) equipment manufacturing
334511   334511   334511   Radar detectors manufacturing
334511   334511   334511   Radar systems and equipment manufacturing
334511   334511   334511   Radio magnetic instrumentation (RMI) manufacturing
334511   334511   334511   Rate-of-climb instrumentation manufacturing
334511   334511   334511   Search and detection systems and instruments manufacturing
334511   334511   334511   Sextants (except surveying) manufacturing
334511   334511   334511   Sonabuoys manufacturing
334511   334511   334511   Sonar fish finders manufacturing
334511   334511   334511   Sonar systems and equipment manufacturing
334511   334511   334511   Space vehicle guidance systems and equipment manufacturing
334511   334511   334511   Speed, pitch, and roll navigational instruments and systems manufacturing
334511   334511   334511   Taffrail logs manufacturing
334511   334511   334511   Underwater navigational systems manufacturing
334511   334511   334511   Warfare countermeasures equipment manufacturing
334511   334511   334511   Wheel position indicators and transmitters, aircraft, manufacturing