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Navy/USMC

MQ-25 Test Aircraft Conducts First F-35C Refueling

Tuesday, September 14th, 2021

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MQ-25 Test Aircraft Conducts First F-35C Refueling

The Boeing MQ-25A T1 unmanned test aircraft tanker refuels a Lockheed Martin F-35C Joint Strike Fighter on Sept. 13 (Photo: U.S. Navy)

Boeing’s [BA] MQ-25A Stingray unmanned carrier-based tanker test asset, called T1, conducted the first unmanned aerial refueling with a Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35C Joint Strike Fighter for the Navy on Sept. 13. The company and Navy said their integrated team conducted the refueling test flight near MidAmerica St. Louis Airport in Mascoutah, Ill. “Every T1 flight with another Type/Model/Series aircraft gets us one step closer to rapidly delivering a fully mission-capable MQ-25 to the fleet. Stingray’s unmatched refueling capability is…

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