The recent cross-country flight of the Navy’s new CMV-22B Carrier Onboard Delivery (COD) variant of the Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft was not only a milestone for the program, but also proved to be a perfect opportunity to demonstrate the effective fusion of development and operational test in a real-world environment.

A group of scientists and engineers at Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River recently had a unique opportunity to participate in an innovative, two-week training course designed to help them better understand how warfighters use the systems they develop and test.

The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division’s (NAWCAD’s) Innovation Hub (iHub) is no stranger to supporting the community with its additive manufacturing capability and is doing so now.

As part of a DON effort to combat the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, the iHub, along with the Naval Air Systems Command’s (NAVAIR) Additive Manufacturing (AM) Integrated Program Team and NAVAIR’s Additive Manufacturing Innovation Cell. produced 80 medical face shields this week in response to a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Region VIII request.

The U.S. Naval Test Pilot School (USNTPS) successfully passed its 2020 Aviation Maintenance Inspection (AMI), recently conducted over two weeks by a Commander Naval Air Forces (CNAF) Aviation Maintenance Management team.

AMI happens approximately every two years for each squadron in the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps to evaluate the effectiveness of the squadron's maintenance program practices and its adherence to Naval Aviation Maintenance Program standards. Maintenance is a critical component of command readiness.

As the F-35B is set for its debut aboard Italy’s and the United Kingdom’s aircraft carriers, sailors from both navies spent the last month learning how to maintain the ships’ instrument carrier landing system (ICLS), graduating Feb. 27 during a small ceremony at Webster Outlying Field.

The U.S. Naval Test Pilot School (USNTPS) has announced the recipients of its year-end awards for 2019:

2019 was a banner year for Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 20 honors: a test team that has been working hard to bring the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye airborne early warning aircraft to operational readiness has been recognized for their accomplishments with a NAWCAD Commander’s Team Award, and the squadron is the home of Naval Test Wing Atlantic’s 2019 Sailor of the Year and Test Naval Flight Officer of the Year as well.

Naval Test Wing Atlantic named Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (UX) 24 maintenance officer Trisha Rent as the 2019 Naval Test Wing Atlantic Harry R. Errington Maintenance Officer of the Year for what her commanding officer describes as her “’lead from the front’ work ethic and meticulous oversight” of a transition to a new maintenance contractor.