Pax Completes F/A-18, AARGM-ER Flight
The US Navy completed an Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile – Extended Range (AARGM-ER) captive carry flight on an F/A-18 Super Hornet on April 22 at Naval Air Station Patuxent River in support of the first live fire event this spring.
Production Can Start on Tactical Combat Training System
The Naval Aviation Training Systems and Ranges program office received Milestone C approval for its next-generation air combat training system, the Tactical Combat Training System Increment II.
Comment Sought on Navy’s Draft EIS
The US Navy has prepared a Draft Environmental Impact Statement evaluating the potential environmental effects of continuing to conduct military testing and training activities within the Patuxent River Complex.
MQ-8B Drone Crashes Upon Deployment
An MQ-8B Fire Scout UAV crashed upon deployment into the littoral combat ship USS Charleston and fell into the sea. It was not recovered.
Tech Bridge Lecture Set for April 22
The Navy Tech Bridge Research Speaker Series on April 22 will feature Dr. Paul Adamson of the US Naval Research Laboratory’s Plasma Physics Division.
Webinar Provided Security Cooperation Update
RADM Francis “Spanky” Morley addressed current Department of the Navy security cooperation efforts, foreign military sales, and international engagements at The Patuxent Partnership’s March 23 webinar.
P-8A Decoy Prototype Test Completed
An Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 20 P-8A Poseidon successfully completed an airworthiness test of a pod-mounted radio frequency countermeasure prototype at the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division Atlantic Test Ranges on March 12.
NAWCAD’s Science & Tech Innovators
The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division recognized its 2020 leading scientific and technical innovators on April 7. Also honored were NAWCAD employees granted patents by the US Patent and Trademark Office for their inventions in 2019.
Webster Field Issues Noise Advisory
Communities surrounding the Webster Outlying Field are advised that low-altitude helicopter and general aviation aircraft flight test events are scheduled to take place 9 am to noon March 27 and 2 to 6 pm March 29, 2021.
Webinar: Future of Marine Corps, Navy VTOL
Registration is open for The Patuxent Partnership/Association of Naval Aviation-Marine Corps Aviation Association virtual program 4 to 6 pm Feb. 22, 2021. The topic will be “The Future of Marine Corps and Navy VTOL.”
