June 4, 2026

DePriest Joins Sabre Systems

Mr. Dennis DePriest joins Sabre as senior executive director to lead operations that support NAVAIR and NAWCAD maritime aircraft programs.

Sabre Systems, Inc. Welcomes Kalmen Leikach

Former Deputy Commander, Naval Air Systems Command, will be based in Sabre’s Mid-Atlantic region and plans to emphasize acquisition management and strategic processes and practices for the company.

Pax Tested Poseidons Proving Mettle; NAVAIR Integrating Systems

poseidon

Details about landing a commercial jet in San Francisco; Pakistan’s bin Laden report; a decline in US deficits and Japan’s growing prominence.

DoD Projects Robust Aviation Future, Ignores Sequestration

JSF keeps to its growth path even as the FY14 defense budget languishes, the Army looks to even shrink more than previously projected and the Marine Corps looks to reduce forces as well.

Pax Partnership Series Approaches 2025 Thinking

NAVAIR’s Dale Moore continues an open discussion of how the NAS:Pax River community will develop the strategies needed to make the world safer. This place, he says, and this kind of thinking can shape that future.

TPP Presents 5th in Strategic Thinking Brown Bag Series

Included here are links to relevant reports on Strategic Thinking and topics needing collaborative future strategies.

Behold Lockheed’s Sea Ghost

Sea Ghost

Lockheed debuts images of its competitor to Northrop Grumman’s X-47B.

The End of the Drone Boom?

Marine UAS training

Unmanned systems aren’t safe from Pentagon budget cuts.

No Furloughs for 2014, but Job Cuts Possible

budget axe

The Pentagon has ruled out furloughing civilian employees in 2014, but it has not ruled out job cuts.

F-35B Successfully Releases an AIM-120 Missile

F-35B JSF AIM-120 release

Pax River’s Joint Strike Fighter test team continues to make testing progress.