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Field Activities > Patuxent River Naval Air Station, Maryland
The Naval Air Warfare Center
Aircraft Division (NAWCAD), Patuxent River Maryland, is the
Navy's research, development, test and evaluation (RDT&E),
engineering and fleet support center for air platforms. Patuxent
River is also home to the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR).
Ranges at Patuxent River include extensive inshore and offshore
operating areas to support the full array of testing required
for a new air platform. The airfield test facilities include
a land based TC-7 catapult and MK-7 arresting gear and other
unique test facilities geared toward the evaluation of weapon
systems designed to operate in a shipboard environment.
NAWCAD provides approximately 220 Work Years (FY05) of critical
engineering expertise to virtually every Integrated Product
Team within the JSF program. Major efforts include the standup
of facilities to support a total contractor and government
F-35 test team of approximately 700 personnel. All Carrier
and STOVL F-35 variant test airplanes will be developed at
Patuxent River, totaling nine aircraft at peak. Unique F-35
tests to be conducted at Patuxent River include land based
catapult and arrestments, STOVL vertical and short takeoff
and landing tests, expeditionary airfield operations, the
full range of aero-sciences envelope expansion, mission systems
development and weapon certification testing.
The Lockheed Martin X-35C and the Boeing
X-32B were both tested at Patuxent River during the JSF Concept
Demonstration program. The X-35C is currently on display at
the Patuxent River Naval Air Museum, and the X-32B will be
prepared for display by March 2005.
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