U.S. Navy talks about plan to revitalize its Old Town campus One option contains a new building for NAVWAR as well as a mixed use plan that would contain housing and public transportation. Author: Chris Gros (Reporter) Updated: 11:24 AM PDT May 14, 2021 SAN DIEGO — The United States Navy gave an update on Friday on how they plan to redevelop its campus in Old Town. The facility was once used to build airplanes for the Navy starting back in 1941, but heavy manufacturing hasn’t happened there since 1995. Most recently, the Navy’s Old Town campus housed NAVWAR or the Naval Information Warfare Systems Command. It is considered the cybersecurity arm of the United States Navy. The Navy says the World War II-era building is not the best fit for the high-tech work being carried out inside of it.