Navy Folding MQ-25A Tanker into Larger Unmanned Campaign; Test Flights to Resume This Summer

Tests of Boeing’s MQ-25A Stringray prototype in St. Louis. Boeing Image

The first unmanned tanker to operate from an aircraft carrier is set to be the first major program in the Navy’s emerging unmanned campaign plan, the service’s top acquisition officer told reporters on Thursday.

The Boeing-built MQ-25A Stingray will be a key element in the Navy’s early iterations of its unmanned campaign plan – the latest direction on how the service’s developing unmanned aerial, surface and undersea...

https://news.usni.org/2020/07/30/navy-folding-mq-25a-tanker-into-larger-unmanned-campaign-test-flights-to-resume-this-summer

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