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FILTER RESULTS ►F-35B makes first vertical takeoff
Lockheed Martin has revealed that an F-35B fighter jet made its first vertical takeoff on May 10 at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland. This follows on the heels of its first vertical night landing on April 2 at the same location. Show More Summary
F-35B performs first vertical take-off
Sources say that test pilots at NAS Patuxent River,
Maryland, performed the first Lockheed Martin F-35B Joint Strike Fighter (JSF)
vertical take-off on 10 May.
The US Marine Corps' short take-off vertical landing (STOVL)
variant has always had a requirement to perform vertical take-offs right from
he outset of the JSF programme. Show More Summary
Unmanned Navy planes near big milestones in May
NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland (Reuters) - The Navy plans to carry out the first catapult takeoff of its new X-47B unmanned plane from an aircraft carrier next month and other shipboard tests despite mandatory budget cuts this year, accordi...
F-35B completes first night short take-off and vertical landing
A Lockheed Martin F-35B Joint Strike Fighter (JSF)
completed its first night short take-off and vertical landing during a
est sortie at NAS Patuxent River, Maryland, on 2 April.
According to Lockheed and the F-35 Joint Program
Office,...Show More Summary
Lightning II Bug
The Marines’ F-35B Lightning II jump jet performed its first night-time short takeoff and vertical landing at Maryland’s Patuxent River Naval Air Station on Tuesday. This ability to take off from, and land on, cramped spaces — like the corps’ amphibious ships — is the Marine F-35B variant’s key reason for life. Show More Summary
U.S. sees Australia decision on F/A-18 jets by summer
NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland (Reuters) - Australia is expected to decide on the purchase of up to 24 additional Boeing Co F/A-18 fighter jets by late spring or early summer, according to the U.S. Navy captain who runs the foreign fighter...
F-35B weapons separation trials at Pax River
The Lockheed Martin F-35B has undergone its first weapons separation test for the Raytheon AIM-120 AMRAAM air-to-air missile at NAS Patuxent River, Maryland. The sortie was flown by US Navy test pilot Lt Cdr Michael Burks on 26 Marc...
Is There Only One Black Riverkeeper?
Fred Tutman, Maryland’s Patuxent River protector, is one of 200 black riverkeepers in the world –- a stat that speaks volumes about diversity within mainstream environmentalist groups. Minorities who belong to large environmental organizations...Show More Summary
Within mainstream environmentalist groups, diversity is lacking
Fred Tutman was a lonely man when he picked up the telephone that day. He was the tough-talking protector of Maryland’s Patuxent River, a courtroom brawler who took on anyone who contaminated water, but he couldn’t shake a nagging hurt that he was nearly invisible within his own profession. Read full article >>
F-35C Completes First In-Flight Dual Refueling
For the first time, two Lockheed Martin F-35C Lightning II Carrier Variant test aircraft refueled together with a Lockheed Martin KC-130 Hercules in the sky above Patuxent River, Md. recently. The CV aircraft, known as CF-1 and CF-2, completed the milestone as part of an F-35 flight test program that will accomplish more than 1,000 [...]
F-35B drops second GBU-12 over Atlantic test ranges
A Lockheed Martin F-35B short take-off vertical landing
(STOVL) joint strike fighter dropped a second weapon at Naval Air Station
Patuxent River, Maryland, on December 3, earlier in the week.
Lt Cmdr Michael Burks released an inert 500lbs...Show More Summary
US Navy completes first shore-based catapult launch of X-47B
The US Navy has completed the first ever catapult launch of the Northrop Grumman X-47B unmanned combat air system demonstrator (UCAS-D) aircraft at NAS Patuxent River, Maryland, earlier today. Apparently it went very well, the Navy sent...Show More Summary
F-35 drops its first bomb
The Lockheed Martin F-35 has dropped its first bomb during weapons separating trials at Patuxent River, Maryland. The aircraft dropped the inert 1,000-pound GBU-32 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) on 8 August over the Atlantic test range while flying at 400 knots at an altitude of 4,200 feet. Lockheed Martin pilot Dan Levin dropped the weapon from aircraft BF-3.
Navy's Logo For Death-Bringing Drone Development Is...Death
Wired's Spencer Ackerman visited the Patuxent River Naval Air Station in Maryland this morning to get an exclusive look at the U.S. Navy's new UFO-looking drone. But in the process, he snapped this photo of the Navy's Program Executive...Show More Summary
Northrop Grumman X-47B makes first Pax River flight
The Northrop Grumman X-47B made its first flight out of the US Navy's flight test center at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, yesterday.
Here is a Naval Air Systems Command video of the event.
My colleagues Flight reporter Zach Rosenberg and Stephen Trimble--the original creator of this blog-- are at the base today for its media day. Show More Summary
Was That A UFO On The Beltway?
WASHINGTON -- Don't worry, the strange object seen just outside the nation's capital Wednesday night wasn't a UFO. It was a drone. A strangely-shap... Read more: X-47B Drones, Beltway UFO, Patuxent River Naval Air Station Drones, Drone...Show More Summary
Navy drone crashes in Maryland?
WASHINGTON - A U.S. Navy drone crashed Monday in a marsh near Salisbury, Maryland. The RQ-4A Global Hawk drone crashed during a routine training flight from Naval Air Station Patuxent River, according to Jamie Cosgrove, a spokeswoman...Show More Summary
Navy drone crashes off Maryland; no injuries
A U.S. Navy drone flying out of Patuxent River Naval Air Station crashed Monday after operators lost contact with the aircraft, NBC News reported. The BAMS-D (Broad Area Maritime Surveillance), an unmanned demonstrator aircraft that’s still in development, went down in a s …
This F-35 On Afterburner Is Your Aeroplane Porn Of The Day
As problematic as the F-35 Lightning II has been so far, this aeroplane can look mighty amazing. Look at this F-35B going all afterburny in a flight test at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland. That transonic flow looks great. [Lockheed Martin]...
This F-35 On Afterburner Is Your Airporn Porn of the Day and My New Desktop Background [Airplanes]
As problematic as the F-35 Lightning II has been so far, this airplane can look mighty amazing. Look at this F-35B going all afterburny in a flight test at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md. That transonic flow looks great. [Lockheed Martin] More »
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