MQ-25
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Navy/USMC
MQ-25 May Add ISR And Strike; Navy Sees 40 Percent Unmanned Air Wing Future
A Navy official on Thursday said the service sees the MQ-25A Stingray unmanned carrier-based tanker possibly eventually adding strike missions and that up to 40 percent of the future air […]
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MQ-25 Test Vehicle Flies With Aerial Refueling Store
Boeing [BA] and the U.S. Navy flew the MQ-25 test asset (T-1) with an aerial refueling store (ARS) for the first time this week, the company said Dec. 9. The […]
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Navy Establishing First MQ-25A Stingray UAV Squadron In 2021
The Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) directed the establishment of the first MQ-25A carrier aerial refueling unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) squadron to occur next year, ahead of initial vehicle deliveries. […]
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Geurts: MQ-25 Progressing, Moving To EMD Production Soon
The Navy’s top acquisition official expressed confidence in the Boeing [BA] MQ-25A Stingray unmanned carrier tanker program after a recent visit to the test asset, noting production of the first […]
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Navy/USMC
MQ-25 Schedule/Costs May Increase If Navy Misses Install Windows
Navy officials told the Government Accountability Office (GAO) the MQ-25A Stingray unmanned aerial tanker developmental schedule might be delayed by three years and increase program costs if the Navy misses […]
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Navy/USMC
Boeing Wins $85 Million Mod For Three More MQ-25A Stingrays
Naval Air Systems Command awarded Boeing [BA] an $85 million modification to procure three more MQ-25A Stingray unmanned aerial refueling aircraft. This modification exercises contract options to procure three more […]
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Navy/USMC
Carriers Gradually Getting Unmanned Aviation Centers
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 […]
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Navy/USMC
Boeing’s MQ-25 Model Conducts First Test Flight
Boeing [BA] and the Navy completed the first test flight of the company’s MQ-25 Stingray unmanned aerial refueler test asset on Aug. 19. The Boeing test asset, named T-1, conducted […]
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Navy/USMC
Navy Argues House Cuts Delay MQ-25 And CVN-81
The Navy’s budgetary appeal to the FY 2020 House’s defense appropriations bill warns cuts to funding for the MQ-25 Stingray and carrier replacement program could delay delivery of both the […]
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Navy/USMC
BAE Wins Boeing Award For MQ-25 IFF And Control System
Boeing [BA] awarded BAE Systems contracts to provide the Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) and Vehicle Management Control Systems for the MQ-25 Stingray, BAE said on Monday. BAE’s director of […]