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The U.S. Navy expects its future F/A-XX sixth-generation stealth fighters to offer just a 25 percent increase in range over the existing tactical combat jets in its carrier air wings.
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F/A-XX Will Have Just 25% More Range Than Existing Navy Fighters

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Apr 7, 2025

MQ-25 has a lot of potential beyond it's core tanker mission.
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MQ-25 Stingray’s Extreme Range Gives It Massive Potential Far Beyond A Tanker

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Apr 7, 2025

U.S. Navy officials have laid out several priorities they say are key to ensuring the service's carrier air wings will be able to succeed in future conflicts, especially a high-end fight in the Pacific.
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Carrier Air Wing’s Key Priorities To Win In Future Pacific Fight Laid Out By Navy

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jan 30, 2025

The U.S. Navy recently used a drone control system now being installed on all its supercarriers to operate an actual uncrewed aircraft, a General Atomics Avenger, for the first time.
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MQ-20 Avenger First Drone Flown Using Navy’s Carrier-Based Control System

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Nov 8, 2024

The U.S. Air Force recently awarded contracts to two companies for work on SHARK 'buddy store' podded aerial refueling systems able to work with aircraft that use the boom method to get gas in flight.
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Aerial Refueling Boom Pods That Could Go On F-15s In The Works

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Sep 3, 2024

The USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) is now the first U.S. Navy supercarrier to have a complete dedicated Unmanned Air Warfare Center (UAWC).
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Supercarrier USS George H.W. Bush Now Has First Of its Kind Drone Control Center

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Aug 16, 2024

MQ-25 with LRASM missiles
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MQ-25 Stingray Tanker Drone Armed With Stealthy Anti-Ship Missiles Makes Perfect Sense

By Thomas Newdick, By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Apr 10, 2024

General Atomics has unveiled the XQ-67A drone, which it built as part of the US Air Force's secretive Off-Board Sensing Station (OBSS) program.
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General Atomics’ XQ-67A Off-Board Sensing Station Drone Breaks Cover

By Jamie Hunter, By Joseph Trevithick, By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Feb 7, 2024

A top Pentagon watchdog has raises concerns about the Navy's aggressive schedule for the MQ-25 tanker drone and the potential risks thereof.
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MQ-25 Stingray Tanker Delays, Risks Come Into View

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Nov 21, 2023

First Image Of MQ-28 Ghost Bat In The United States
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First Image Of MQ-28 Ghost Bat In The United States

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on May 26, 2023

Navy’s MQ-25 Stingray Tanker Drone Goes Aboard A Carrier For The First Time
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Navy’s MQ-25 Stingray Tanker Drone Goes Aboard A Carrier For The First Time

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Dec 3, 2021

Navy’s MQ-25 Tanker Drone Refuels F-35C Stealth Fighter
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Navy’s MQ-25 Tanker Drone Refuels F-35C Stealth Fighter

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Sep 15, 2021

The Navy’s Tanker Drone Makes History By Refueling A Manned Aircraft For The First Time (Updated)
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The Navy’s Tanker Drone Makes History By Refueling A Manned Aircraft For The First Time (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Jun 8, 2021

Navy Creates New Warrant Officer Role To Operate Its Carrier-Based Tanker Drones
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Navy Creates New Warrant Officer Role To Operate Its Carrier-Based Tanker Drones

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Dec 10, 2020

Navy Prepares For Integration Of MQ-25 Tanker Drones With E-2 Hawkeye Squadrons
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Navy Prepares For Integration Of MQ-25 Tanker Drones With E-2 Hawkeye Squadrons

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Nov 3, 2020

Navy Establishes First Squadron To Operate Its Carrier-Based MQ-25 Stingray Tanker Drones
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Navy Establishes First Squadron To Operate Its Carrier-Based MQ-25 Stingray Tanker Drones

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Oct 5, 2020