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U.S. Navy, Lockheed Martin Skunk Works demonstrate first live control of an uncrewed air vehicle

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In preparation for a test event, MQ-25 Air Vehicle Pilots monitor the Unmanned Carrier Aviation Mission Control System, including Lockheed Martin’s MDCX™ autonomy platform, located at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md., as the system commands General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.’s technology demonstration surrogate, the MQ-20 Avenger, based at the company’s facility in California.
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Posted by Jake Kauffman

Published December 23, 2024
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Lockheed Martin collaborated with the U.S. Navy and General Atomics (GA) in a first-ever live control flight demonstration of an uncrewed system by the Unmanned Carrier Aviation Mission Control Station (UMCS). Read the full story…

 

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