Joe Nedeau

New Capabilities

As of October 2026: Coordinating technical integration of MD-5 stations with ships and shore facilities

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