Featured in MQ-25BYThomas NewdickDec 2, 2021ShareNavy’s MQ-25 Stingray Tanker Drone Goes Aboard A Carrier For The First TimeA series of deck-handling trials aboard a supercarrier is part of the buildup toward planned operational capability in 2025. BYThomas NewdickDec 2, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickJun 8, 2021ShareThe Navy’s Tanker Drone Makes History By Refueling A Manned Aircraft For The First Time (Updated)The Boeing demonstrator for the MQ-25 Stingray program successfully passed fuel to an F/A-18 Super Hornet jet. BYThomas NewdickJun 8, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 28, 2021ShareHere Are The Pentagon’s “Tough Choice” Cuts To Airpower As Part Of Its 2021 BudgetThe Pentagon wants to reduce the aircraft fleets it already has to enhance the readiness of the remaining planes and to invest in what comes next. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 28, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 3, 2020ShareNavy Prepares For Integration Of MQ-25 Tanker Drones With E-2 Hawkeye SquadronsThe MQ-25s will be attached to E-2 squadrons during deployments and Hawkeye crews will cross-train to also fly the Stingrays. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 3, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 5, 2020ShareNavy Establishes First Squadron To Operate Its Carrier-Based MQ-25 Stingray Tanker DronesThe Navy is standing up the unit to ensure personnel are as prepared as they can be for the arrival of these drones in the coming years. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 5, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 21, 2020ShareThis Is Our First Look At Boeing’s MQ-25 Tanker Drone Carrying A Refueling PodIllinois Senator Tammy Duckworth saw the prototype fitted with the pod during a recent tour of a Boeing facility in her state. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 21, 2020ShareBYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickMar 1, 2020ShareGeneral Atomics Wants To Give Aerial Tankers Their Own Missile-Laden Loyal Wingmen DronesThe “Defender” concept is a potentially promising way to address the increasing vulnerability of Air Force tankers and other lumbering support planes. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickMar 1, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 3, 2019ShareU.S. Intelligence Agency Eyes The Navy’s MQ-25 Drone For Maritime Surveillance MissionsThe Navy’s primary task for this unmanned aircraft will be aerial refueling, but it’s clear that there is interest in expanding its mission set. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 3, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 20, 2019ShareBoeing’s MQ-25 Stingray Carrier-Based Tanker Drone Demonstrator Flies For The First TimeThe company will be working with this test asset for at least the next two years as it crafts its first full prototypes for the U.S. Navy. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 20, 2019ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJun 30, 2019ShareHere’s Why General Atomics Teamed Up With Boeing For The MQ-25 Tanker Drone TenderAmid news of the partnership and the Navy’s questionable budget plan for the program, we talked to General Atomics and got their take. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJun 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJun 30, 2019ShareBoeing Unveils Prototype For The Navy’s MQ-25 Drone Tanker Competition (Updated)After teasing the reveal on social media, we finally get our first peak at the company’s clean-sheet, aircraft carrier-borne, unmanned tanker design. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJun 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareThe Navy Says “Fly Before Buy” When It Comes To Its New MQ-25 Drone TankerAmid recent concurrency blunders, the service will purchase just four of the unmanned aircraft up front. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareNorthrop Grumman Bails on Navy’s Watered-Down Tanker Drone CompetitionThe company says it didn’t feel it could make an “attractive offer” after seeing the final requirements. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareGeneral Atomics Is the First to Show Off Its MQ-25 Drone Tanker DesignThe US Navy has sent out the final request for proposals and expects to pick a winning aircraft in September 2018. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareUS Navy Doubles Down On Range Requirements For Its MQ-25 Tanker DroneThe service says it now wants the Stingray to fly more than twice as far with 50 percent more fuel. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 3, 2019ShareAir Force Considering Making Its Next Tanker A Drone With A Podded Refueling BoomPackaging an aerial refueling boom in a pod will be a major engineering challenge, but it would change the way the USAF keeps its planes in the fight. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 3, 2019Share12
BYThomas NewdickDec 2, 2021ShareNavy’s MQ-25 Stingray Tanker Drone Goes Aboard A Carrier For The First TimeA series of deck-handling trials aboard a supercarrier is part of the buildup toward planned operational capability in 2025. BYThomas NewdickDec 2, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickJun 8, 2021ShareThe Navy’s Tanker Drone Makes History By Refueling A Manned Aircraft For The First Time (Updated)The Boeing demonstrator for the MQ-25 Stingray program successfully passed fuel to an F/A-18 Super Hornet jet. BYThomas NewdickJun 8, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 28, 2021ShareHere Are The Pentagon’s “Tough Choice” Cuts To Airpower As Part Of Its 2021 BudgetThe Pentagon wants to reduce the aircraft fleets it already has to enhance the readiness of the remaining planes and to invest in what comes next. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 28, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 3, 2020ShareNavy Prepares For Integration Of MQ-25 Tanker Drones With E-2 Hawkeye SquadronsThe MQ-25s will be attached to E-2 squadrons during deployments and Hawkeye crews will cross-train to also fly the Stingrays. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 3, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 5, 2020ShareNavy Establishes First Squadron To Operate Its Carrier-Based MQ-25 Stingray Tanker DronesThe Navy is standing up the unit to ensure personnel are as prepared as they can be for the arrival of these drones in the coming years. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 5, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 21, 2020ShareThis Is Our First Look At Boeing’s MQ-25 Tanker Drone Carrying A Refueling PodIllinois Senator Tammy Duckworth saw the prototype fitted with the pod during a recent tour of a Boeing facility in her state. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 21, 2020Share
BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickMar 1, 2020ShareGeneral Atomics Wants To Give Aerial Tankers Their Own Missile-Laden Loyal Wingmen DronesThe “Defender” concept is a potentially promising way to address the increasing vulnerability of Air Force tankers and other lumbering support planes. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickMar 1, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 3, 2019ShareU.S. Intelligence Agency Eyes The Navy’s MQ-25 Drone For Maritime Surveillance MissionsThe Navy’s primary task for this unmanned aircraft will be aerial refueling, but it’s clear that there is interest in expanding its mission set. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 3, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 20, 2019ShareBoeing’s MQ-25 Stingray Carrier-Based Tanker Drone Demonstrator Flies For The First TimeThe company will be working with this test asset for at least the next two years as it crafts its first full prototypes for the U.S. Navy. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 20, 2019Share
BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJun 30, 2019ShareHere’s Why General Atomics Teamed Up With Boeing For The MQ-25 Tanker Drone TenderAmid news of the partnership and the Navy’s questionable budget plan for the program, we talked to General Atomics and got their take. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJun 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJun 30, 2019ShareBoeing Unveils Prototype For The Navy’s MQ-25 Drone Tanker Competition (Updated)After teasing the reveal on social media, we finally get our first peak at the company’s clean-sheet, aircraft carrier-borne, unmanned tanker design. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJun 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareThe Navy Says “Fly Before Buy” When It Comes To Its New MQ-25 Drone TankerAmid recent concurrency blunders, the service will purchase just four of the unmanned aircraft up front. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareNorthrop Grumman Bails on Navy’s Watered-Down Tanker Drone CompetitionThe company says it didn’t feel it could make an “attractive offer” after seeing the final requirements. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareGeneral Atomics Is the First to Show Off Its MQ-25 Drone Tanker DesignThe US Navy has sent out the final request for proposals and expects to pick a winning aircraft in September 2018. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareUS Navy Doubles Down On Range Requirements For Its MQ-25 Tanker DroneThe service says it now wants the Stingray to fly more than twice as far with 50 percent more fuel. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 3, 2019ShareAir Force Considering Making Its Next Tanker A Drone With A Podded Refueling BoomPackaging an aerial refueling boom in a pod will be a major engineering challenge, but it would change the way the USAF keeps its planes in the fight. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 3, 2019Share
