The carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt is the first fully operational/deployable MQ-25-capable ship after integrating an Unmanned Air Warfare Center (UAWC) with the Unmanned Carrier Aviation Mission Control System and MD-5E Ground Control Station. This is a notable step toward routine carrier-based unmanned aircraft operations (initially aerial refueling), expanding naval aviation command-and-control infrastructure for unmanned missions.
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USS Theodore Roosevelt first carrier with Unmanned Air Warfare Center for MQ-25
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- Defense News · https://www.defensenews.com/news/your-military/2026/08/10/uss-theodore-roosevelt-becomes-first-carrier-with-built-in-unmanned-air-warfare-center/USS Theodore Roosevelt becomes first carrier with built-in Unmanned Air Warfare Center