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Carriers Gradually Getting Unmanned Aviation Centers

Wednesday, January 22nd, 2020

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Carriers Gradually Getting Unmanned Aviation Centers

Boeing and the U.S. Navy conduct the first test flight of the MQ-25 unmanned aerial refueler test asset, T-1 on Sept. 19, 2019. (Photo: Boeing)

A Navy official said it is gradually installing Unmanned Aviation Warfare Centers (UAWCs) on aircraft carriers as they go through maintenance and overhaul periods. Speaking during the annual Surface Navy Association symposium last week, Capt. Charles Ehnes, In-Service Aircraft Carrier program manager, said the Navy is merging carriers with various future air wing components, particularly the UAWC, to be used with the MQ-25A Stingray unmanned tanker and any follow-on unmanned carrier-based aircraft. The UAWC changes involve “the repurposing of a…

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