May 10, 2025

Topic Launch: Learn About Naval Aviation’s Needs

Join the 25.1/A NAVAIR Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer Topic Launch to be held 9am to 4pm December 11, in conjunction with the Southern Maryland Tech Bridge.

Navy Launches Jet Design Contest for Students

Jet

Students across Southern Maryland are invited to draw on their innovation and creativity to design the US Navy’s next jet in an inaugural competition by the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division.

3-Star Summit Spotlights Naval Aviation

Summit

The stars were out May 29 at the Naval Aviation 3-Star Summit in Lexington Park. The evening’s theme was “Advancing Naval Aviation Readiness for the High-End Fight.”

Celebrating 50 Years of Women in Naval Aviation

Naval Aviation

2023 marked the 50th anniversary of women in naval aviation, an anniversary that celebrates when the first women began flight school in Pensacola, FL, in 1973.

TPP Presents Dynamic Program on Naval Aviation & National Security

Naval Aviation

The Patuxent Partnership held its 2023 Defense Summit last month with an audience of 250-plus attending the program of dynamic panels, as well as speakers from NAWCAD and NAVAIR leadership discussing naval aviation and national security. This was TPP’s first full-day program since fall 2019.

Plenty to See & Do at Pax River Museum

Pax River

The Patuxent River Naval Air Museum in Lexington Park, MD, will host a number of fun-filled events for the summer.

Navy Boosts Air Ops in ’23 Budget

The Navy wants to spend an additional $1.4 billion on air operations in the next year and increase flight hours. The Navy slated $10.1 billion for air operations for FY23 — up from the $8.7 billion that was enacted for FY22 — to “maximize readiness and lethality” in naval aviation.

TechPort to Host MQA Fireside Chat

Tune in Friday, Dec. 11, for the Maryland Quantum Alliance’s “Quantum Technologies for Naval Aviation” fireside chat hosted by TechPort.

Canceled: TPP Presentation – Naval Aviation & Air Dominance

Air Dominance

UPDATE: THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED. The Patuxent Partnership is planning a full-day program, “Naval Aviation & Air Dominance in the Great Power Competition,” on April 2.

RADM Sohl to Speak at Naval Aviation Panel

RADM Paul “L.J.” Sohl, commander of the Operational Test and Evaluation Force, will be the speaker during a panel titled Execution and Test of Innovative Naval Aviation Programs, hosted by The Patuxent Partnership. The event will be held Wednesday, June 5, 2019, from 5 to 7 pm at the Patuxent River Naval Air Museum in Lexington Park.