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First production-level F-35B arrives at NAS Patuxent River
BF-17, part of the third lot of Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP 3) F-35B Lightning II aircraft, arrives at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md., Oct. 4. BF-17 will temporarily add to the complement of F-35B and F-35C test aircraft… Continue reading
Navy conducts Pax River’s first flight of X-47B unmanned aircraft
The Navy made Pax River history today after it conducted the naval air station’s historic first flight of the X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator.
At 11 a.m., the tailless, unmanned aircraft launched from Pax River and flew for… Continue reading
X-47B gears up for summer milestones
In recent months, Pax River personnel may have noticed a new, uniquely shaped tailless aircraft on the runway, the X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstrator (UCAS-D).
“This summer will be full of activity as the team braces for X-47B’s first… Continue reading
Pax River welcomes X-47B UCAS
The X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System is scheduled to arrive here tomorrow after completing a yearlong test phase at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.
Personnel departed Edwards AFB last month with the X-47B loaded on a truck for transport cross-country.… Continue reading
Cargo UAS tests to begin at Pax
NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER, Md.—The Navy and Marine Corps plans to field a cargo unmanned aircraft system are moving forward as the first of two potential UAS helicopters landed at Pax River, July 1.
The Navy and Marine Corps… Continue reading
First Navy F-35 Arrives At Pax River
PATUXENT RIVER, Md, November 9th, 2010 — The first F-35C Lightning II carrier variant, the U.S. Navy’s first stealth fighter, arrived at Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River, Md., on Saturday, Nov. 6 at 2:37 p.m. The aircraft, piloted by… Continue reading
P-8A Poseidon receives warm welcome to Pax River
The P-8A Poseidon aircraft was on display like a new car on a showroom floor last week (Wednesday, June 9) as people from near and far officially welcomed the aircraft to NAS Patuxent River. The announcer encouraged the audience to… Continue reading