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Trump’s Cabinet Taking Shape

Morning Coffee is a robust blend of links to news around the Internet concerning the Naval Air Station Patuxent River economic community. The opinions expressed here do not reflect opinions of the Leader’s owners or staff. A look at President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet is emerging. Former military intelligence chief and retired Army Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn will be his national security adviser,…

Davin Promoted at Compass Systems

Taylor Davin has been appointed director of business development and proposals at Compass Systems Inc. In her new role, Ms. Davin is responsible for driving the growth of the company’s business model, executing growth strategies against corporate goals and objectives, and developing new business and customer bases. Ms. Davin’s, 16 years of DoD experience includes developing corporate strategic…

Compass Sponsors Displaced Vet Housing at Greenwell

Compass Systems Inc. has joined forces with Greenwell Foundation, Three Oaks Center, and other supporters and sponsors to construct non-traditional housing units at Greenwell State Park for displaced veterans. The displaced vets housing program, Camp Host Homes, An Outdoor Health Initiative, is a plan to construct non-traditional housing units to house displaced veterans seeking to re-establish…

Compass Systems Back Again at Black Dart

Posted for: Compass Systems, Inc. This is only the second year Black Dart has been publicly acknowledged. Until last year, the US military’s largest counter-UAS technology demonstration has been secret. So there wasn’t as much media hype this year as last, but the technology is just as impressive. Again, Compass Systems Inc., headquartered in Lexington Park, MD, was invited to bring one of its…

Compass UAS Participates in Black Dart 2015

DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando of an ONR aircraft built by Compass Systems, Inc.  Morning Coffee is a robust blend of links to news around the internet concerning the Naval Air Station Patuxent River economic community. The opinions expressed here do not necessarily reflect those of the Leader’s owners or staff. Defense.gov reports on the 2015 Black Dart exercises: DoD’s live-fire, counter-UAS…

Compass Puts Rep. Rothfus in UAV Pilot Seat

Posted for: Compass Systems, Inc. Compass Systems recently demonstrated the Pilot Control Station, or PCS, at the Showcase for Commerce held in Johnstown, Pa. The PCS system was developed to support the remote control of Unmanned Airborne Systems. Compass designed all aspects of the system including mechanical structures, electronics, signal processing, and related software, and took into account…

Compass Leads Growing UAS Industry

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Local designation as an FAA-approved UAV test-site within the Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership (MAAP) is big news for Southern Maryland. But unmanned aviation isn’t new to the region. The NAS Patuxent River test, evaluation, and industry community have been working it for quite some time now.

By the time the 2014-2015 St. Mary’s County Technology Handbook went…

Black Dart Unveils a Local Star

Posted for: Compass Systems, Inc.  

Late this summer was the first public opportunity to see pieces of the Navy’s Black Dart, a decade-long series of live, large-scale exercises of unmanned aerial defense systems. As media reports file out from the exercises, taking center stage is an unmanned aircraft flown by Compass Systems, Inc. of Lexington Park, MD.

The exercises operate from Naval Base…