The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division at Webster Outlying Field (NAWCAD WOLF) Special Communication Mission Solutions (SCMS) division collaborated with the U.S. Navy Blue Angels to quickly develop and deliver a new ground communication system to the squadron at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida, July 24.

Thunderdome, an annual event hosted by Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (UX) 24 and NAWCAD’s Webster Outlying Field, brought together government and industry leaders to demonstrate and evaluate emerging Counter Uncrewed Systems (C-UxS) technologies July 21-24 in St. Inigoes, Maryland.

This experimentation exercise provided participants the opportunity to work with multiple uncrewed systems and scenarios, foster development, and demonstrate capabilities to address the rapid expansion of adversarial uncrewed capabilities.

The Navy, in partnership with Skydweller Aero, recently achieved continuous solar-powered unmanned flight during a nonstop three-day test from Stennis, Mississippi.

Led by the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD), the test of Skydweller UAS marks a significant advancement in both long-endurance solar-powered UAS technology and its potential to enhance maritime intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR).

Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division at Webster Outlying Field’s (NAWCAD WOLF) Supervisory Financial Analyst Kari O’Brien was recognized as a winner of the Department of the Navy’s annual Financial Management awards at a ceremony held at the Pentagon June 18.

Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division at Webster Outlying Field (NAWCAD WOLF) hosted more than 200 members of the workforce for an open house June 25.

The biennial event brings the workforce together from across the command to see firsthand NAWCAD WOLF’s unique approach to developing and delivering shipboard, air, and land based rapid engineering capability solutions to the warfighter, allowing them to make connections and align requirements to NAWCAD WOLF resources.

Capt. Daniel Kitts took over command as Commodore of Naval Test Wing Atlantic (NTWL) from Capt. Elizabeth Somerville at a change of command ceremony at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, July 2.

Rear Adm. Todd Evans, commander of Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD), praised Somerville’s years of service and dedication to naval aviation, and welcomed Kitts as her natural successor.

The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) successfully demonstrated innovative mission planning software for swarms and other configurations of unmanned air, surface, and underwater systems at its headquarters.

The new Optimized Cross Domain Swarm Sensing (OCDSS) software program helps the Navy plan missions using groups of unmanned aircraft. By running thousands of computer simulations, it determines the best combination of drones, sensors, and arrangement to achieve mission goals at sea.

NAWCAD WOLF hosted former NAWCAD Commander Rear Adm. John Dougherty IV for a capabilities discussion and tour May 30.

The United States Naval Test Pilot School (USNTPS) welcomed the newest group of test pilots, flight officers, and project engineers to the military aviation community, June 13, during a graduation ceremony near Naval Air Station Patuxent, Md.