Pax River Graduates 21 Systems Engineers
Twenty-one civilian employees at Naval Air Station Patuxent River received master’s degrees in Systems Engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School.
Scholars, Contractors Debate Drone Ethics
Both academics and military thinkers agree we’re a long way from autonomous drones, but agree the ethical debate should start now.
F-35 Machinists Strike to Protest Lockheed Contract
International Association of Machinists says new contract cuts health care and pensions and allows outsourcing.
Patuxent Partnership Announces Rapid Prototyping Panel
Panel discussion to be held at the Patuxent River Naval Air Museum in partnership with the Association of Naval Aviation’s Squadron #18.
F-35B Stealth Fighter Drops a Bomb
Pax River test crew verifies that the Marine’s STOVL variant of the Joint Strike Fighter can release a bomb from its internal bay.
Sea-Air-Space: The Fire Scout … Floats?
It may have trouble landing at times, but the Fire Scout unmanned helicopter can apparently float until fished out of the water.
Sea-Air-Space: APKWS Goes to War
The Advanced Precision Kill Weapons System, a laser guidance modification for 2.75″ rockets, has seen combat in Afghanistan.
Pax Partnership Invests $1 Million in St. Mary’s Physics
The Patuxent Partnership plans to invest of $1 million to grow and expand the physics department at St. Mary’s College of Maryland.
Astronaut Advises NAVAIR Staff to Find Mentors
Astronaut Pierre Thuot was one of four Navy leaders who spoke at the “Navigating NAVAIR “¦ and Beyond” mentoring event April 4.
NAVAIR programs to take the stage at Sea-Air-Space Expo
Naval officials from several Pax River programs are scheduled to conduct press briefings at Navy League’s annual Sea-Air-Space Exposition next week.
