Navy officials won't commit to a timeline for MQ-25 control center installations

By Jordan Wolman / April 2, 2021 at 11:37 AM
The schedule for installing the MQ-25 control system on Navy aircraft carriers is "under review" due to recent changes in the ground control station, a Navy spokeswoman tells Inside Defense . The MQ-25 program has been facing the prospect of delays for over a year. The Navy wrote in its fiscal year 2021 budget submission that congressional cuts the prior year prompted the service to "cease" mission control installation plans on two carriers. That decreased the number of carriers ready...

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