US Navy approves upgraded KC-130T Hercules tanker aircraft

Publicada en 24 de febrero de 202524 de febrero de 2025 por Hugo Ramos

Story by NAWCAD, Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division The Navy Reserve’s KC-130T Hercules fleet, upgraded with the NP200 propeller system, is cleared to aerially refuel a significantly wider range of aircraft across the carrier airwing following envelope expansion testing at the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) which concluded in early 2025. The Leer másUS Navy approves upgraded KC-130T Hercules tanker aircraft[…]

United States Naval Test Pilot School graduates Class 163

Publicada en 3 de enero de 20243 de enero de 2024 por Admin

NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER AIRCRAFT DIVISION, Patuxent River, Md. — The United States Naval Test Pilot School (USNTPS) held a graduation ceremony for Class 163 on December 14, 2023. 28 students successfully completed the intense 11-month course of instruction and received their designations as Engineering Test Pilots, Engineering Test Flight Officers, and Test Project Engineer. U.S. Army Leer másUnited States Naval Test Pilot School graduates Class 163[…]

US Naval Test Pilot School graduates Class 162

Publicada en 25 de junio de 202325 de junio de 2023 por Admin

NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER, Md.- — The US Naval Test Pilot School (USNTPS) held a graduation ceremony for Class 162 on June 16. Thirty-four students successfully completed the intense 11-month course of instruction and received their designations as Engineering Developmental Test Pilots, Test Flight Officers, and Test Engineers. Retired Adm. William K. Lescher, former Leer másUS Naval Test Pilot School graduates Class 162[…]

US Navy HX-21 Blackjacks test squadron changes command

Publicada en 16 de junio de 202316 de junio de 2023 por Admin

NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER AIRCRAFT DIVISION, PATUXENT RIVER, Md.– Cmdr. Nicholas Green took command of HX-21 Blackjacks (Air Test and Evaluation Squadron) from Lt. Col. Matthew Baumann during a change of command ceremony at Naval Air Station Patuxent River on June 8, 2023. Naval Test Wing Atlantic Commodore Capt. Elizabeth Somerville presided over the ceremony. “The Leer másUS Navy HX-21 Blackjacks test squadron changes command[…]