Cmdr. Jared D. Goul became the 25th commanding officer of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 20 during a ceremony at NAS Patuxent River on Thursday, taking over from Cmdr. Matthew J. Tharp...

A Navy program to upgrade the avionics of C/KC-130T Hercules logistics support and aerial refueling aircraft successfully completed a crucial developmental test and evaluation event last month thanks to the ingenuity of the program team who overcame challenges imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic...

A noteworthy chapter of Naval test flight came to an end last month at Naval Air Station Patuxent River when C-2A Greyhound BuNo 162142 made its final flight, taking to the air with a crew of veterans who had flown the aircraft countless times over its nearly 30-year career with Air Test and...

The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) is rising to the national call for production of Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) including face shields, masks, and mask assembly kits in response to the COVID-19 pandemic...

Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Lakehurst is 3D printing 500 face shields to the USNS Comfort stationed in New York City to help the fight against COVID-19...

April marks the 45th anniversary of the founding of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 20, which has a long and proud history of providing full-spectrum flight test for the fleet...

The U.S. Naval Test Pilot School is finding ways to allow students to continue their studies while ensuring everyone's health and safety. Academic instructors have deployed online teaching and learning tools and the flight instructors have made similar adjustments to the flight training...

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...

"Man all flight quarters stations!" These words were heard across every space on USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) last week as she prepared to launch "cat" and recover "trap" aircraft from Carrier Air Wing EIGHT (CVW 8), in order to complete Flight Deck...

The U.S. Naval Test Pilot School passed its 2020 Aviation Maintenance Inspection, a critical component of command readiness. "The results are a direct reflection on the level of professionalism we have in the hangar," said maintenance officer Lt. Andrew Fedak. "I'm really proud of the team."...