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

September 30, 2026 4:50 PM EDT

MDCX in the U.S. Navy's Unmanned Air Warfare Center

PALMDALE, Calif., Sept. 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Navy has doubled its fleet capacity to operate the MQ-25A Stingray unmanned aircraft system (UAS) over a five-month period, standing up a second operational MD-5C Ground Control Station (GCS) powered by... More