Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, & Nautical System & Instrument Manufacturing
Key Figures
Figures are published for NAICS 334511 directly.
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Official definition
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.
Source: US Census Bureau, 2017 NAICS Definitions. Public domain.
Which code does this activity belong in?
Code 334511 covers establishments that manufacture systems and instruments specifically for search, detection, navigation, and guidance applications in aircraft and nautical environments, such as radar, sonar, flight recorders, and navigational systems. The key boundary separates these specialized aeronautical and nautical instruments from electromedical apparatus (334510), industrial process control instruments (334513), electrical testing equipment (334515), and general measuring devices like surveying instruments that are classified in Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing (334519).