NAICS 2022 nationalIndustry USA Verified: Census NAICS 2022 · 2026-01-01

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

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

NAICS 334511 is the national industry code for search, detection, navigation, guidance, aeronautical, and nautical system and instrument manufacturing establishments in the United States. The Small Business Administration sets a size standard of 1,350 for this classification. It forms part of the hierarchical North American Industry Classification System maintained by the Census Bureau.

SBA: 1,350 View full SBA standard

Related industries in 33451 (Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing)

View parent 33451

334510

Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing

334512

Automatic Environmental Control Manufacturing for Residential, Commercial, and Appliance Use

334513

Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables

334514

Totalizing Fluid Meter and Counting Device Manufacturing

334515

Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals

334516

Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing

334517

Irradiation Apparatus Manufacturing

334519

Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing

Exclusions & Cross-References

Activities classified under other official NAICS codes:

manufacturing aircraft engine instruments, and meteorological systems and equipment (See 334512 Measuring, medical and controlling devices manufacturing (CAN))
manufacturing global positioning system (GPS) equipment (See 334220 Radio and television broadcasting and wireless communications equipment manufacturing)
manufacturing portable type magnetic compasses (See 334512 Measuring, medical and controlling devices manufacturing (CAN))
manufacturing surveying sextants (See 334512 Measuring, medical and controlling devices manufacturing (CAN))

Official Illustrative Examples

Primary activities officially recognized by Census Bureau / Statistics Canada:

air traffic control radar systems and equipment, manufacturing airspeed instruments (aeronautical), manufacturing cabin environment indicators, transmitters and sensors, manufacturing electronic guidance systems and equipment, manufacturing flight and navigation sensors, transmitters and displays, manufacturing gyroscopes, manufacturing navigational instruments, electronic, manufacturing radar systems and equipment, manufacturing sonar systems and equipment, manufacturing speed, pitch and roll navigational instruments and systems, manufacturing wheel position indicators and transmitters, aircraft, manufacturing

Complete Index of Activities (59 recognized activities) ▼

acceleration indicators and systems components, aerospace type, manufacturing

aeronautical navigational systems, electronic, manufacturing

air traffic control radar systems and equipment, manufacturing

airborne navigational systems, manufacturing

aircraft flight instruments (except engine instruments), manufacturing

airframe equipment instruments, manufacturing

airspeed instruments (aeronautical), manufacturing

altimeters, aeronautical, manufacturing

angle-of-attack instrumentation, manufacturing

angle-of-yaw instrumentation, manufacturing

artificial horizon instrumentation, manufacturing

bank and turn indicators and components (aeronautical instruments), manufacturing

cabin environment indicators, transmitters and sensors, manufacturing

compasses, gyroscopic and magnetic (except portable), manufacturing

countermeasure sets (e.g., active countermeasures, jamming equipment), manufacturing

distance measuring equipment (DME), aeronautical, manufacturing

driftmeters, aeronautical, manufacturing

electronic guidance systems and equipment, manufacturing

fathometers, manufacturing

fish finders (i.e., sonar), manufacturing

flight and navigation sensors, transmitters and displays, manufacturing

flight recorders (i.e., black boxes), manufacturing

glide slope instrumentation, manufacturing

guidance instruments manufacturing

gyrocompasses, manufacturing

gyrogimbals, manufacturing

gyroscopes, manufacturing

heads-up display (HUD) systems, aeronautical, manufacturing

horizon situation instrumentation, manufacturing

inertial navigation systems, aeronautical, manufacturing

infrared homing systems, aeronautical, manufacturing

instrument landing system instrumentation, airborne or airport, manufacturing

light reconnaissance and surveillance systems and equipment, manufacturing

machmeters, manufacturing

mine detectors, sending out and responding to a signal, manufacturing

nautical instruments (except electronic), manufacturing

nautical instruments, electronic, manufacturing

nautical instruments, manufacturing

navigational instruments (except electronic), manufacturing

navigational instruments, electronic, manufacturing

navigational instruments, manufacturing

omnibearing instrumentation, manufacturing

pictorial situation instrumentation, manufacturing

position indicators (e.g., for landing gear, stabilizers), airframe equipment, manufacturing

proximity warning (i.e., collision avoidance) equipment, manufacturing

radar detectors, manufacturing

radar systems and equipment, manufacturing

radio magnetic instrumentation (RMI), manufacturing

rate-of-climb instrumentation, manufacturing

sextants (except surveying), manufacturing

sonar buoys, manufacturing

sonar fish finders, manufacturing

sonar systems and equipment, manufacturing

space vehicle guidance systems and equipment, manufacturing

speed, pitch and roll navigational instruments and systems, manufacturing

taffrail logs, manufacturing

underwater navigational systems, manufacturing

warfare countermeasures equipment, manufacturing

wheel position indicators and transmitters, aircraft, manufacturing

Official data

Feature	Description
Official name	North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2022
Issuing authority	U.S. Census Bureau with OMB, Statistics Canada, and INEGI
Tax authority	Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Purpose	Statistical business classification and federal contracting (SAM.gov, SBA standards)
Used in	SAM.gov registration, SBA size determinations, IRS tax classification, SEC EDGAR (via SIC crosswalk)
Active since	2022 (current edition)
Hierarchy level	Sector (2-digit)
Source	https://www.census.gov/naics/