SAN DIEGO (June 12, 2015) Three Nimitz-class aircraft carriers USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), and USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) are pierside at Naval Air Station North Island. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Daniel M. Young/Released)
The Diplomat: US Navy Installs First Drone Command Aboard Aircraft Carrier
The U.S. Navy hails the installation as a “historical milestone.”
This month, the United States Navy made another stride in its quest toward unmamed carrier aviation by installing the first unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) command center aboard the Nimitz-class supercarrier USS Carl Vinson, according to a U.S. Navy press release.
“This marks the start of a phased implementation of the MQ-XX system on an aircraft carrier,” said Captain Beau Duarte, the program manager of the U.S. Navy’s Unmanned Carrier Aviation program office ”The lessons learned and ground-breaking work done here will go on to inform and influence future installations on other aircraft carriers.”
The MQ-XX is a planned high-endurance drone specifically designed for aerial refueling as well as intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance missions (ISR). It is meant to replace the F/A-18E/F aircraft in its role as the aerial tanker for the air wing of an aircraft carrier.
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