Officially Licensed US Navy VX-30 Bloodhounds Squadron Patch — Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Thirty Embroidered Patch
Tracking the future of naval aviation, one test flight at a time.
Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Thirty (VX-30) "Bloodhounds" is a United States Navy test and evaluation squadron based at Naval Base Ventura County (NAS Point Mugu), California. VX-30 serves a unique and critical role in naval aviation: providing airborne range instrumentation, telemetry, and test support for the Navy's weapons testing and evaluation programs along the Pacific Missile Range Facility and the Point Mugu Sea Range.
VX-30 operates a diverse fleet of aircraft including the E-2 Hawkeye, E-2D Advanced Hawkeye, P-3 Orion, and C-130 Hercules — each platform serving specialized roles in range surveillance, missile tracking, electronic warfare support, and airborne command and control during test events. The Bloodhounds provide essential range clearance, target tracking, and real-time telemetry relay that enables the Navy and Department of Defense to safely conduct live-fire weapons testing, missile defense trials, and advanced systems evaluation over the vast Pacific test ranges.
The Bloodhound mascot perfectly captures the squadron's mission: relentlessly tracking, pursuing, and acquiring targets with precision and tenacity across the electromagnetic spectrum.
Perfect For: VX-30 personnel, test and evaluation community members, Point Mugu veterans, P-3 and E-2 Hawkeye enthusiasts, and naval aviation test range collectors.
On the scent of the next breakthrough — VX-30 Bloodhounds.
