Aircrew Safety Improved With New Oxygen Purity Test at NAWCAD

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A team from the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division monitors data collected during an oxygen system contamination test to check for potential aircrew air impurities using the Navy’s new test rig called the Gaseous Injection Analyzer, or GaIA. The warfare center built the service’s singular test capability to verify modern oxygen systems effectively filter contaminants in compliance with today’s military standards in partnership with Johns Hopkins University. (U.S. Navy photo by Todd Frantom)
A team from the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division monitors data collected during an oxygen system contamination test to check for potential aircrew air impurities using the Navy’s new test rig called the Gaseous Injection Analyzer, or GaIA. The warfare center built the service’s singular test capability to verify modern oxygen systems effectively filter contaminants in compliance with today’s military standards in partnership with Johns Hopkins University (U.S. Navy photo by Todd Frantom).

May 20, 2025 | Originally published by Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) on May 5, 2025

NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER AIRCRAFT DIVISION, Patuxent River, Md. – For the first time, the Navy can precisely test how well modern oxygen systems remove impurities to ensure safe air for aircrew following a successful demonstration by teams at the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD).

There was previously no way to test whether oxygen systems meet the latest military standards that limit contaminants and prevent exposure-related health issues in flight.

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