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U.S. Navy Refuels E-2D with MQ-25A Test Aircraft

Frank Wolfe

Thursday, August 19th, 2021

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U.S. Navy Refuels E-2D with MQ-25A Test Aircraft

The Boeing MQ-25A T1 test aircraft refuels a Northrop Grumman E-2D Advanced Hawkeye on Aug. 18 (Boeing Photo)

In the U.S. Navy's second unmanned tanking flight since June using the Boeing [BA] MQ-25A T1 test aircraft, the latter refueled a Northrop Grumman [NOC] E-2D Advanced Hawkeye on Aug. 18 at MidAmerica Airport in Mascoutah, Ill., the service and Boeing said on Aug. 19. “Once operational, the MQ-25 will refuel every receiver-capable platform including E-2,” Navy Capt. Chad Reed, the Navy’s Unmanned Carrier Aviation (PMA-268) program manager, said in an Aug. 19 statement. “This flight keeps us on a…

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