The MQ-4C Triton test team conducted the first flight to assess the unmanned aircraft system’s ability to fly with wing ice accumulation Jan. 25 at…
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Navy Awards Textron Aviation $113 Million Contract to Buy Multi-Engine Training System Aircraft
By The Citizen on January 27, 2023
NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER, Md.: New training aircraft will equip pilots across the services for tomorrow’s battlespace The U.S. Navy announced on Jan.…
NAS Patuxent River Announces New Gate Hours and Spike Strips Effective February 1, 2023
By The Citizen on January 27, 2023
NAS Patuxent River will adjust its gate hours beginning Feb. 1, 2023. Pax River’s new gate hours are: Gate 1 – Open 24/7 Gate 2…
Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion Lifts F-35C in External Load Test
By The Citizen on January 26, 2023
NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND PATUXENT RIVER, Md.: A CH-53K King Stallion heavy lift helicopter from Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron (VMX) performed an external…
Noise Advisory – Field Carrier Landing Practice Flights Scheduled January 24-27, 2023
By The Citizen on January 24, 2023
Communities surrounding Naval Air Station Patuxent River are advised that noise-generating testing events are scheduled to take place Jan. 24 – 27, 2023 from noon…
NAS Patuxent River Prepares for Citadel Shield-Solid Curtain 2023, Starting February 6th to 17th, 2023
By The Citizen on January 18, 2023
Citadel Shield-Solid Curtain (CSSC), the Navy’s annual anti-terrorism, force protection (ATFP) exercise, will be underway Navywide – and at NAS Patuxent River – Feb. 6-17,…
NAS Patuxent River Noise Advisory – Nighttime Helicopter Testing Events Scheduled January 17-18
By The Citizen on January 16, 2023
Communities surrounding the naval air station are advised that noise-generating night-time testing events are scheduled to take place Tuesday, Jan. 17 – Wednesday, Jan. 18,…
NAVSUP Pax Fuels Sailor Provides Life Saving Assistance in Lexington Park
By The Citizen on January 12, 2023
A member of Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center (NAVSUP FLC) Pax River Fuels Division assisted in the saving of a life Jan. 3…
NAS Patuxent River Transitions from HPCON Alpha to Bravo on January 4, 2023 Due to Rising COVID-19 Cases
By The Citizen on January 5, 2023
NAS Patuxent River transitioned from Health Protection Condition (HPCON) Alpha to HPCON Bravo Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023 HPCON B requires HPCON A Measures, plus: Less…
Navy’s Adversary Aircraft Team Wins Top Defense Acquisition Workforce Award
By The Citizen on January 3, 2023
The Navy’s Specialized and Proven Aircraft Program Office’s (PMA-226) Adversary Aircraft Team won the DoD Acquisition Workforce Award for flexibility in contracting Dec. 14 in…
Loud “Boom” Heard Across St. Mary’s and Calvert Caused by NAS Patuxent River Supersonic Flight Test
By The Citizen on December 29, 2022
Did you hear something around noon today? An aircraft out of NAS Patuxent River was identified as going supersonic above 30,000 feet at the time…
Flying Into 40: V-22 Program Office Recognizes Four Decades of Collaboration
By The Citizen on December 28, 2022
Forty years ago this month, the Department of Navy (DoN) took control of what is now known as the V-22 Joint Program Office (PMA-275), responsible…
U.S. Navy Successfully Demonstrates Unmanned Cargo Delivery Systems for Ships at Sea During Demo in St. Mary’s County
By The Citizen on December 27, 2022
The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) recently demonstrated multiple unmanned systems in a first-of-its-kind mission to move supplies to ships at sea without…
CH-53K King Stallion Helicopter Enters Full Rate Production and Deployment Phase
By The Citizen on December 27, 2022
NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER, MD. Dec,2022 The CH-53K King Stallion heavy lift helicopter has entered Full Rate Production (FRP) and its deployment phase,…
NAS Patuxent River Announces New Years Holiday Gate Hours
By The Citizen on December 25, 2022
Pax River Announces New Years Holiday Gate Hours – Holiday Leave Period Tuesday, Dec. 27 – Thursday, Dec. 29 Gate 1: Open 24/7 Gate 2:…