May 6, 2024

200th Flight in Single JSF

F-35B JSF 200th flight

The 200th test flight for BF-3 on May 3 measured stresses on the aircraft during supersonic maneuvers.

Morning Coffee: X-47B Prepares for a Shocking Test

X-47B UCAS-D

Attack drone to undergo 2,000-volt shock test at Pax River.

Report: Fire Scout Not Meeting 30-Hour Reliability

Fire Scout on deck

Report also notes that the P-8A Poseidon program is eight weeks behind schedule.

Law Could Alert Navy on New Wind Turbines

wind turbine farm

Law change re-regulates the construction of land-based windmills, giving Pax River testers a chance to review them.

F-35B Stealth Fighter Drops a Bomb

F-35B JSF weapon drop

Pax River test crew verifies that the Marine’s STOVL variant of the Joint Strike Fighter can release a bomb from its internal bay.

Astronaut Advises NAVAIR Staff to Find Mentors

NAVAIR mentor Architzel

Astronaut Pierre Thuot was one of four Navy leaders who spoke at the “Navigating NAVAIR “¦ and Beyond” mentoring event April 4.

Morning Coffee: Crash Unlikely to Hurt Osprey Program

Osprey

Marines have too much love for the tiltrotor aircraft.

F-35C Pushin’ Into Overdrive

Navy releases video of the Joint Strike Fighter variant doing high-speed passes over Naval Air Station Patuxent River.

Green Hornet Team Gets Navy Secretary’s Honor

F/A-18 biofuel team is now in the running for DoD’s top environmental award.

Pax River to Host Public Craft Show

The Arts and Crafts Spring Fling will be from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. on April 28.