Naval Research Laboratory’s VXS-1 Retires Its Last NP-3C Orion
The retired aircraft will be preserved in Arizona as VXS-1 shifts to a modular test platform for next-generation sensors, officials said.
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Naval Research Laboratory’s VXS-1 Retires its Last NP-3C Orion
The VXS-1 “Warlocks” sent its NP-3C Orion, a dedicated research variant of the P-3C, to the ‘boneyard’ after three decades of service, retiring the last active-duty P-3 on the U.S. East Coast. The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory’s (NRL) Scientific Development Squadron ONE (VXS-1) “Warlocks” retired on Sept. 22, 2026, its last NP-3C Orion, sending the […]
Naval Research Lab’s Scientific Development Squadron Retires East Coast’s Last Active-Duty P-3 Orion, Welcomes MC-12S Super King Air - The BayNet
PAX RIVER, Md. – The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory’s (NRL) Scientific Development Squadron ONE (VXS-1), commemorated the 63-year history of the P-3 Orion research aircraft and introduced its successor, the MC-12S Super King Air, during a ceremony Sept. 17 at Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River (Pax), Maryland. The squadron, also known as the Warlocks, serves […]
NRL’s VXS-1 Squadron Retires East Coast’s Last P-3, Welcomes MC-12S - Seapower Magazine
U.S. Naval Research Laboratory’s Scientific Development Squadron ONE (VXS) 1 gathers for a group photo at the Naval Air Station Patuxent River in Patuxent River, Md. Sep. 21, 2026. VXS-1 conducts airborne scientific experimentation and advanced technology development in worldwide operations supporting U.S. Navy and national science and technology priorities...
The U.S. Navy's Aeronaval Patuxent River Station in Maryland was the scene of a significant change in the U.S. Navy's air research capabilities.There, the scientific squadron VXS-1 fired the P-3 Orion after more than six decades of service and presented the MC-12S Super King Air as its new platform for scientific experimentation [...] Entry After 63 years of service, the U.S. Navy's scientific squadron VXS-1 fired its P-3 Orion with the incorpor…
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