Lockheed Martin Skunk Works MDCX command and control (C2) platform controlled the first flight of the U.S. Navy's MQ-25A Stingray. The historic flight, conducted from MidAmerica St. Louis Airport, was controlled by the MDCX software platform, which is the backbone of the Navy's Unmanned Carrier Aviation Mission Control System (UMCS) MD-5 Ground Control Station (GCS).
MDCX was selected as the ground control component for Boeing's MQ-25A in 2020. The successful first flight underscores UMCS's ability to command and control the MQ-25A for the USN and positions MDCX as the foundational C2 platform for the Navy's Air Wing of the Future. MDCX open architecture C2 solution integrated seamlessly with a Boeing MQ-25A, delivering secure UAV control for its first flight.
This milestone is the latest proof point of MDCX delivering a ready-now, open-architecture, secure C2 and autonomy capability.
Lockheed Martin Corporation specializes in the design, manufacturing and marketing of aeronautic, submarine, and aerospace systems. Net sales break down by activity as follows:
- sale of aeronautic systems (40.3%): military and civilian aircraft, primarily for government organizations;
- sale of helicopters, mission and electronic systems (23.1%): military and commercial helicopters, ships, sea and land-based missile defense systems, radars, sensors, sea and air-based mission and combat systems, training systems, cyber solutions, command, control and communication systems, surveillance and reconnaissance systems, simulation and training systems, etc.;
- sale of air defense and fire control systems (19.3%): air and missile defense systems, tactical missiles, precision strike weapons systems, fire control systems, etc. The group also offers support services for mission operations, preparation, technical support, integration services, etc.;
- sales of aerospace systems (17.3%): satellite systems, missile systems and space transport systems.
Net sales break down by source of income into sales of products (83.4%) and services (16.6%).
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: the United States (71.6%), Europe (11.7%), Asia/Pacific (10.4%), the Middle East (3.8%) and other (2.5%).
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