

Kearfott
Inertial guidance, navigation and motion control since 1918

About Kearfott
Kearfott Corporation develops and produces guidance, navigation and motion control systems. Its site says the company was founded in 1918 as a State of New Jersey corporation and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Astronautics Corporation of America, both 100% American owned. Its work centres on assured PNT (positioning, navigation and timing), inertial guidance and navigation, automatic fire control, precision line-of-sight targeting and electromechanical components.
What Kearfott makes
- Inertial guidance and navigation systems that guide spacecraft and strategic missiles and that operate under the sea
- Assured PNT solutions for demanding platforms
- Motion systems and precision components
- Capabilities for UAVs, shown on its UAV capabilities page
Facilities
Kearfott's operations occupy 1 million square feet of buildings and plants that it owns. The site says its personnel have produced over 100,000 inertial systems and over 4 million precision components. The Guidance and Navigation division has its corporate headquarters at 19 Chapin Road, Building C, in New Jersey, and the Motion Systems division is a separate site with its own phone line.
Support through the lifecycle
The company says its solutions, based on decades of proven component technologies, support programme success throughout the lifecycle of customer platforms and critical applications.
Events
Kearfott is listed as an exhibitor at AFA Air, Space and Cyber Conference 2027, AFA Warfare Symposium 2027, AUSA Annual Meeting 2026, DSEI UK 2027, LAAD Defence and Security 2027 and Paris Air Show 2027.
Contact
Kearfott is listed under Aircraft Avionics, Manufacturers and is based in United States.
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Location
19 Chapin Road, Building C, New Jersey, USA
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Shows where Kearfott exhibits or has exhibited
All aviation events- 6
- events
- 4
- countries
- 0
- as sponsor
View eventAUSA Annual Meeting and Exposition
12 to 14 October 2026 · Washington, United States
Stand 2153 (Hall ABC)
View eventAFA Warfare Symposium
Exhibited in 2026. Next edition 1 to 3 March 2027 · Aurora, United States
Stand 1613 (2026)2026 list; 2027 not published yet
View eventLAAD Defence and Security
Exhibited in 2025. Next edition 13 to 16 April 2027 · Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Exhibitor2025 list; 2027 not published yet
View eventParis Air Show (Salon du Bourget)
Exhibited in 2025. Next edition 14 to 20 June 2027 · Paris, France
Stand Hall 3 B 191 (2025)2025 list; 2027 not published yet
View eventDSEI UK
Exhibited in 2025. Next edition 7 to 10 September 2027 · London, United Kingdom
Stand S4-142 (2025)2025 list; 2027 not published yet
View eventAFA Air, Space and Cyber Conference
Exhibited in 2026. Next edition 20 to 22 September 2027 · National Harbor, United States
Stand 817 (2026)2026 list; 2027 not published yet
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