unmanned aircraft
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Navy/USMCNavy Awards Boeing First MQ-25 Production Contract
The Navy on Monday awarded Boeing [BA] $562 million in its first MQ-25A Stingray unmanned carrier-based tanker production contract. This is a fixed price incentive contract specifically for Stingray Lot […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Reveals CCA Design Details in New RFI Prototype Project
A Navy notice published this week revealed several details of what the service is seeking in a future aircraft carrier-based Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA), including the testing of two fully […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Exploring More Carrier-Based Unmanned Aircraft In Air Wing of the Future
The Navy is conducting market research to find potential industry sources that can design, develop and field new unmanned carrier-based aircraft for the future carrier air wing. According to a […]
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Navy/USMCMQ-25 Okayed For Production With Milestone C Approval
The Navy on Tuesday announced the Boeing [BA] MQ-25A Stingray carrier-based unmanned tanker aircraft officially received its Milestone C approval, setting it up for Low-Rate Initial Production (LRIP) later this […]
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First MQ-25 Flight Test Pushed To Early 2026
The Navy and Boeing [BA] have pushed back the initial flight test of the first MQ-25A Stingray aircraft carrier-based tanker aircraft into early 2026. The government-industry team insisted they are […]
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Unmanned SystemsQuantum Tech Firm IonQ Invests In, Partners With, Drone Company Heven
IonQ [ONQ] this week said it has made a financial investment in hydrogen-powered drone developer Heven AeroTech, part of a new strategic partnership between the companies to bring quantum technology […]
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Air ForceF-22 Controls Unmanned General Atomics MQ-20 Drone In Industry Demo
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) on Monday announced the successful test of an F-22 Raptor fighter controlling an MQ-20 Avenger unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) for the first time […]
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Navy/USMCMQ-4C Approved For Initial Use Despite Deficiencies That Could Prevent Mission Success, Says Pentagon Auditor
The Navy “failed to effectively manage the operational capabilities” of the MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft program, declaring Initial Operation Capability (IOC) before undergoing an initial testing phase despite having several […]
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Navy Air Boss Confirms MQ-25 Will Still Test Fly This Year, Followed By Carrier Integration In ‘26
The Navy Air Boss this week confirmed the new MQ-25 carrier-based unmanned tanker aircraft will test fly this year, followed by aircraft carrier integration in 2026. “The key to that […]
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InternationalAustralia Test Teams Up Ghost Bat Drones With E-7A Wedgetail Aircraft
Australia on Monday said that it demonstrated pairing two MQ-28A Ghost Bat drones controlled from an E-7A Wedgetail aircraft. The Australian Ministry of Defense explained that during the test out […]