On Sunday, April 3, 2022, the Navy League of the United States hosted its 6th annual STEM Expo with much excitement.  This year’s STEM Expo was especially exhilarating because attendees could fully enjoy this in-person event.  It was such a thrill to see kids of all ages actively...

PATUXENT RIVER, Md. - The U.S. Navy is working to develop a new mine countermeasure (MCM) sensor suite for the MQ-8C Fire Scout that will enable the unmanned helicopter to detect and localize mines and obstacles on land and at sea...

NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER, Md. - Before joining the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD), physical chemist Dr. El Sayed Arafat had never really thought much about corrosion. But over the next two decades, it became his specialty...

NAVAL STATION PATUXENT RIVER, Md. - The Navy values partnerships to strengthen productivity and operability. At the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD), naval aviation bridges medicine with technology where both civilians and military partner to enhance safety among aviators, air...

The Naval STEM Coordination Office Executive introduces the latest Department of Defense (DoD) Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Education and Outreach Advocate of the Quarter (SAQ) Award recipients...

Naval Air Force Atlantic conducted a test of a logistics Unmanned Air System prototype over Naval Station Norfolk on Feb. 21, 2021. The long-range cargo transport, dubbed Blue Water UAS, is designed to operate with Naval Forces that typically operate in heavy winds over open water and require...

NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER AIRCRAFT DIVISION – The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) recently acquired a logistics Unmanned Air System (UAS) prototype to demonstrate long-range naval ship-to-ship and ship-to-shore cargo transport at Naval Air Station Patuxent River.Delivered in late...

The U.S. Naval Test Pilot School (USNTPS) held a graduation ceremony for Class 157 at USNTPS' hangar June 5, 2020. Thirty-four students successfully completed an intense 11-month course of instruction for designation as Engineering Developmental Test Pilots, Test Flight Officers, and...

The men and women of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (HX) 21 "Blackjacks" have been stepping up to help people in need during the COVID-19 crisis, in their communities and also around the world...

U.S. Naval Test Pilot School maintenance team members found a solution to a long-running problem with exhaust gas temperatures in T-38 Talon trainer aircraft engines that could save the Navy, Air Force, and NASA over $200 million over the life of the T-38 fleet...