Lockheed Martin Skunk Works

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As of October 2026: Developer of the MDCX command-and-control platform

The U.S. Navy stood up its second operational MD-5C ground control station in five months, doubling how many MQ-25A Stingray tanker drones it can fly at once. The station runs on MDCX, the command-and-control software platform built by Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works division.

Updated Oct 1