June 4, 2026

Morning Coffee: Navy Buyers Warn Austerity Will ‘Hurt’

The Navy’s acquisitions brass warn contractors that the new era of austerity will bring financial pain.

Astronaut Advises NAVAIR Staff to Find Mentors

NAVAIR mentor Architzel

Astronaut Pierre Thuot was one of four Navy leaders who spoke at the “Navigating NAVAIR “¦ and Beyond” mentoring event April 4.

Morning Coffee: No Mechanical Failure in V-22 Crash?

v-22 osprey landing

V-22 fleet is not grounded, suggesting the crash was not caused by a mechanical issue.

Morning Coffee: Crash Unlikely to Hurt Osprey Program

Osprey

Marines have too much love for the tiltrotor aircraft.

Morning Coffee: V-22 Crashes in Morocco, Kills Two

MV-22 Osprey

The incident happened during a training exercise. The aircraft was part of VMM-261.

NAVAIR programs to take the stage at Sea-Air-Space Expo

Naval officials from several Pax River programs are scheduled to conduct press briefings at Navy League’s annual Sea-Air-Space Exposition next week.

Morning Coffee: The Billion-Dollar Seahawk Upgrade

NAVAIR awards Lockheed with $1 billion Seahawk helicopter update contract.

Morning Coffee: The Cloud Gets Complex for Government

Agencies now faced with different flavors and solutions of cloud computing.

Reaper Operators Get Navy’s Meritorious Unit Award

Team was lead by two NAVAIR officers from Pax River.

NAVAIR Wins Award for Recruitment Efforts

Naval Air Systems Command won a Human Capital Management Defense Award.