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PORTFOLIO ACQUISITION EXECUTIVE AVIATION, Patuxent River, Md. (Oct. 19, 2026) – In a historic U.S. naval aviation event, an aircraft carrier connected to, and controlled, an unmanned aerial refueler MQ-25A Stingray more than 2,100 miles away. During a Preliminary Sea Trial aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), the ship's Unmanned Air Warfare Center (UAWC) used its MD-5C Ground Control Station to connect Beyond Line-of-Sight with an MQ-25A test aircraft using a Proliferated Low Earth Orbit (pLEO) satellite network. The Stingray was located at Boeing's facility in Mascoutah, Illinois, while the ship was underway in the Pacific Ocean. (Graphic via DOW)
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NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER AIRCRAFT DIVISION, PATUXENT RIVER, Md. (October 14, 2026 ) - The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) successfully proved an unmanned system can navigate missions and land aboard Navy ships without GPS or pilot control. “In contested areas where satellites and communications are jammed, autonomy gives significant advantage to our sailors,” said NAWCAD Commander Rear Adm. Todd Evans. “Breakthroughs like this help us scale unmanned capability fast and affordably across a distributed fleet.” The live-flight demonstration proved that a tactical drone can fly mission tasks and execute recoveries on a pitching vessel at sea – even when satellite navigation is jammed or unavailable – by using its own commercial-standard cameras, motion sensors, and electronics. (Photo via DOW)
Read more: NAVY FLIES DRONES WITHOUT GPS, LANDS AUTONOMOUSLY ON MOVING SHIPS
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FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, PENNSYLVANIA, UNITED, (September 25, 2026) - Members of the Emerging Threat Replication Program conduct unmanned aircraft system flight testing using a PDW C100X at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania. The testing evaluated the aircraft’s capabilities, including the employment of inert training munitions, thermal systems and potential integration into future training scenarios. (U.S. Army National Guard photo via DOW)
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WASHINGTON, (September 13, 2026) - The U.S. Navy and the Royal Navy successfully conducted the proof-of-concept launch of an exercise U.S. Mk 48 Heavyweight Torpedo from an allied uncrewed platform, the Royal Navy's XV EXCALIBUR, at the British Underwater Test & Evaluation Centre (BUTEC) in Scotland. The milestone, achieved under Project Broadsword and Trial Iron, marks a major operational achievement for AUKUS Pillar 2. The event successfully validated the mechanical, electrical, and software integration of a U.S. kinetic payload onto an allied autonomous vessel, proving that allied forces can rapidly achieve weapon interchangeability. (US Navy graphic via DOW)
Read more: U.S. NAVY AND ROYAL NAVY SUCCESSFULLY TEST FIRE TORPEDO FROM UNMANNED UNDERSEA VEHICLE
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SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, UNITED STATES, (September 14, 2026) - 433rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Citizen Airmen engage with various virtual reality maintenance training scenarios at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. The 433rd Maintenance Group is leveraging VR technology to run its Maintenance Qualification Training Program, allowing maintainers to hone their skills in a digital space while reducing costs and demands on the C-5M Super Galaxy fleet. (U.S. Air Force photo via DOW)
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