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U.S. Navy Doubles UAS Command and Control Capacity with Second MD-5C, Powered by Skunk Works® MDCX™

$LMTPress releaseSep 30, 2026, 4:50 PM ETRead the release

The U.S. Navy doubled its MQ-25A Stingray unmanned aircraft command-and-control capacity by standing up a second operational MD-5C Ground Control Station powered by Lockheed Martin Skunk Works' MDCX platform. USS Theodore Roosevelt received the first MD-5C in March 2026 and USS Ronald Reagan followed in August 2026, achieving the doubling in five months.

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Gcs installed
second operational MD-5C Ground Control Station
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