Midair refueling has been around for about a century. But late last year Boeing made history when its 51-ft.-long MQ-25 Stingray became the first autonomous aircraft to refuel an aircraft during ...

The existence of the MQ-25 is quite significant for many reasons, as it can impact the range and combat circumstances from which aircraft carriers can project power. A carrier-operated refueler ...

Vice Adm. Daniel Cheever, commander of Naval Air Forces, is confident the Navy will fly its MQ-25s this year and integrate them aboard aircraft carriers as part of manned-unmanned teaming next year.

The MQ-25 Stingray achieved another first on Aug. 18, 2021, by conducting the first air-to-air refueling with an E-2D aircraft at MidAmerica Airport in Mascoutah, Illinois.

In 2013, the Navy devised the UCLASS program to develop a stealthy carrier-based multi-role drone designated the RAQ-25 Stingray that could spy on or attack targets deep within enemy airspace.

An MQ-25 test asset, known as T1, conducts its first aerial refueling test flight with an F-35C Lightning II Sept. 13 near MidAmerica St. Louis Airport in Mascoutah, Illinois.

The Boeing MQ-25 T1 test plane transfers fuel to a Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet on June 4, marking the first time an unmanned aircraft has refueled another aircraft. (Boeing) The Navy is poised to ...

With MQ-25 Stingrays expected to join the fleet in 2024, there’s a relatively short window to perfect not only the aircraft itself but the way AVOs will interact with it.

The MQ-25 represents the navy’s first operational carrier-based UAS, capable of launching and recovering in the same manner as the service’s crewed fighters. However, ...

The U.S. Navy intends to bring the MQ-25A Stingray unmanned refueling tanker to an aircraft carrier in fiscal 2022 or 2023, according to an official. MQ-25 Slated For At-Sea Testing In Fiscal 2022 ...

With a Cobham drogue pod installed on the left-wing, inboard station for the 2.5-hr. flight, Boeing analyzed the aerodynamics of the company-owned T1 test asset for the MQ-25.