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  • 150+ years acquisition experience
  • 100+ years active duty fleet aviation experience
  • 13 years commercial industry FAA experience
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Doing Business with NACRA

Partner with NACRA to help your organization coordinate and collaborate with industry, academia, and government organizations to advance rotorcraft technology through a efficient and effective research, development, test, and evaluation process.

Your organization can partner with NACRA to evaluate your technology on our flying test bed, using a variety of teaming approaches, such as a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA).

NACRA can also help your organization with Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) projects.

  • SBIR - comprehensive list of topics for each of the services with descriptions.
  • SBIR - List of all phase 1 projects for each fiscal year
  • SBIR awards and current phase.

NACRA Office

48187 Standley Rd, Bldg 4010
Patuxent River, MD 20670

Phone: 301.995.4645
DSN: 995.4645
Fax: 301.757.1982
Email: paxr_nacra@navy.mil

Directions to NAS Patuxent River

From Northern Virginia / Washington, D.C. Area

  1. On I-495/I-95N, cross Wilson Bridge into Maryland.
  2. Take Exit 7A in Maryland (Waldorf RT 5 South).
  3. Approximately 15 miles make a Left onto RT 205 to Lexington Park, Waldorf Bypass to RT 5.
  4. Turn left onto RT 5.
  5. Follow RT 5 out of Waldorf. After approximately 20 miles, RT 5 turns Right to Leonardtown. Continue Straight to Lexington Park on RT 235.
  6. Follow Highway RT 235 South for approximately 20 miles to Lexington Park. Look for signs for the Base’s Gate One.
  7. At the Pegg Road light, turn left. The Gate One Pass House will be immediately on your right.

Map to NAS Patuxent River from DC/MD/VA

Map to NAS Patuxent River from DC/MD/VA

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