Tide Talks: PMA-251 and the SOMD Tech Bridge Collaborate with NAWCAD Lakehurst and the Liberty Tech Bridge

  • January 22, 2025 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
  • Multiple Location

    Multiple Cities, Maryland
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Description

Please join us for a collaborative dialogue between the NavalX Liberty Tech Bridge at Rowan University in Glassboro, New Jersey, and the NavalX Southern Maryland Tech Bridge at TechPort in Patuxent River, Maryland. This event will feature Captain Mike Kline, Program Manager, Aircraft Launch and Recovery Equipment (ALRE) Program Office (PMA-251), and Mr. Joseph Hader, Program Director Department Head Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Lakehurst Aircraft Launch and Recovery Equipment. They discuss the relationship between PMA-251 and NAWCAD Lakehurst and give valuable insight into how industry can to support ALRE and  the warfighter.

PMA-251 provides life-cycle acquisition management for Navy and Marine Corps systems and equipment utilized for the launch and recovery of current and future fixed and rotary wing aircraft. ALRE products include catapults, arresting gear, helicopter landing systems, wind measuring systems, aviation-based information systems, aviation marking and lighting, recovery systems and visual landing aids, aircraft firefighting equipment, and expeditionary airfield systems and related products.

NAWCAD Lakehurst is the Navy’s engineering support activity for ALRE and Naval Aviation Support Equipment (SE), Lakehurst is the critical link between Naval Aviation and Navy Aircraft Carrier (CV) Battle Groups worldwide. NAWCAD Lakehurst is responsible for maintaining fleet support and infusing modern technology across the entire spectrum of equipment needed to launch, land and maintain aircraft from ships at sea. 

There will be no FAR acquisition information shared during this event, nor information on any projects currently under contract. In-person attendance at each location will be limited to 45 (first come first serve) with an additional virtual option, where viewers can ask questions in the chat. The format for this event is interactive rather than a one-way sharing of information.

Date & Time

Wed, Jan 22, 2025 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Venue Details

Multiple Location

Multiple Cities, Maryland Multiple Location
SOMD Tech Bridge