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The US Navy finally has a carrier with a built-in center for drones and other unmanned aircraft

A Boeing unmanned MQ-25 on the flight deck of the carrier USS George H.W. Bush. (MC3 Brandon Roberson/U.S. Navy).
  • USS Theodore Roosevelt is now the Navy’s first carrier ready for MQ-25 operations
  • US Navy spent years developing infrastructure needed to operate unmanned aircraft aboard carriers
  • Ronald Reagan is expected to join the MQ-25 carrier fleet in August 2026

The US Navy has completed a major step toward operating unmanned aircraft from carriers with dedicated facilities for controlling them.

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