Featured in MQ-25BYTyler RogowayApr 29, 2019ShareBoeing’s MQ-25 Tanker Drone Trucked To Air Base Near St. Louis For Flight TestingThe exotic looking carrier-based drone is heading to MidAmerica Airport on the outskirts of St. Louis to begin its ground and air test program. BYTyler RogowayApr 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 20, 2018ShareLockheed Martin Is Crafting New Stealth and Drone Tanker Concepts For The USAFThe Air Force knows it needs tankers that can survive in high-risk areas and it might end up flying a mix of manned and unmanned types. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 20, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowaySep 7, 2018ShareFor Boeing, Its MQ-25 Win Is Sweet Vindication After Years Of DisappointmentAfter nearly two decades of trying to advance its advanced semi-autonomous unmanned combat air vehicle dreams, Boeing finally gets its shot. BYTyler RogowaySep 7, 2018ShareBYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickAug 30, 2018ShareBoeing Is The Winner Of The Navy’s MQ-25 Stingray Tanker Drone Competition (Updated)There are some happy and proud folks in St. Louis right now as the company further solidifies its portfolio of naval aviation programs. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickAug 30, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayAug 30, 2018ShareWho Do You Think Will Win The Navy’s MQ-25 Tanker Drone Competition Tomorrow?The contract award is happening tomorrow and the winner could potentially usher in a critical and exciting new era in naval aviation. BYTyler RogowayAug 30, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 26, 2018ShareFor Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works, It’s All About Getting To The Prototype StageThe famous design division says “skunking” helps it avoid many traditional pitfalls in the development process and build flying examples faster. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 26, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 7, 2018ShareMarines Want Their Multi-Role Vertical Takeoff Combat Drone To Be A Flying Radar FirstThe service wants the first examples to be sensor nodes, but after that, they could take on a host of different missions from armed escort to strike. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 7, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 31, 2018ShareGeneral Atomics Shows Off Engine That Will Power Its Proposed MQ-25 Drone TankerThe company doesn’t plan to build a full-scale prototype unless it wins the competition, but is testing critical components of the design. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 31, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayApr 11, 2018ShareLockheed Is Already Pushing A Stealthy Version Of Its MQ-25 Stingray Tanker DroneThe sad thing is, the whole idea originally was for the Navy to get a stealth drone, but it ended up getting a flying gas can. BYTyler RogowayApr 11, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayApr 9, 2018ShareHere’s Our First Good Look At The Crazy Air Inlet Design On Boeing’s MQ-25 Tanker DroneBoeing’s MQ-25 has a classically problematic but low-observable flush-mounted intake, yet there are no low-observable requirements for the program. BYTyler RogowayApr 9, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayApr 6, 2018ShareThe Compelling Case For Turning S-3 Vikings Into The Navy’s New MQ-25 Tanker DroneThere’s plenty of paid for S-3s that can be converted to do the job and a dedicated Viking tanker variant has already been engineered and flown. BYTyler RogowayApr 6, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayApr 2, 2018ShareGeneral Atomics Isn’t Building A Flyable Prototype Of Their MQ-25 Tanker DroneThe famed drone manufacturer has come out with an impressive, no-nonsense flying gas truck. But will the lack of a prototype hurt its chances? BYTyler RogowayApr 2, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 2, 2018Share‘Like Playing a Video Game’: Carrier Crew Flies Hornet Through Touch-and-Gos RemotelyThe aptly named ATARI system could help out during emergencies and other contingencies and might be important for future carrier drone operations. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 2, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayMar 26, 2018ShareLockheed’s MQ-25 Tanker Drone Looks Impressive, But It’s Still Just A Paper PlaneLockheed’s flying-wing ‘Stingray’ drone is said to be largely a clean sheet design, and that could help or hurt its chances of winning. BYTyler RogowayMar 26, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayMar 13, 2018ShareWe Finally See The Wings On Boeing’s MQ-25 Drone As Details About Its Genesis EmergeAs we suspected, it was designed years ago for a more ambitious program and has since been adapted to meet the Navy’s carrier-based tanker needs. BYTyler RogowayMar 13, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayJan 9, 2018ShareExclusive: New Photos Of Boeing’s MQ-25 Tanker Drone On The Ramp In St. LouisThe images give us our first view of the entire aircraft, as well as a sense of its overall scale. BYTyler RogowayJan 9, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayJan 3, 2018ShareNew Details Emerge In Boeing’s First Video Of Its Carrier-Based Tanker DroneWe get our first look from different angles of Boeing Phantom Works’ MQ-25 Stingray design, and some exotic features are coming into focus. BYTyler RogowayJan 3, 2018Share12
BYTyler RogowayApr 29, 2019ShareBoeing’s MQ-25 Tanker Drone Trucked To Air Base Near St. Louis For Flight TestingThe exotic looking carrier-based drone is heading to MidAmerica Airport on the outskirts of St. Louis to begin its ground and air test program. BYTyler RogowayApr 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 20, 2018ShareLockheed Martin Is Crafting New Stealth and Drone Tanker Concepts For The USAFThe Air Force knows it needs tankers that can survive in high-risk areas and it might end up flying a mix of manned and unmanned types. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 20, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowaySep 7, 2018ShareFor Boeing, Its MQ-25 Win Is Sweet Vindication After Years Of DisappointmentAfter nearly two decades of trying to advance its advanced semi-autonomous unmanned combat air vehicle dreams, Boeing finally gets its shot. BYTyler RogowaySep 7, 2018Share
BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickAug 30, 2018ShareBoeing Is The Winner Of The Navy’s MQ-25 Stingray Tanker Drone Competition (Updated)There are some happy and proud folks in St. Louis right now as the company further solidifies its portfolio of naval aviation programs. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickAug 30, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayAug 30, 2018ShareWho Do You Think Will Win The Navy’s MQ-25 Tanker Drone Competition Tomorrow?The contract award is happening tomorrow and the winner could potentially usher in a critical and exciting new era in naval aviation. BYTyler RogowayAug 30, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 26, 2018ShareFor Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works, It’s All About Getting To The Prototype StageThe famous design division says “skunking” helps it avoid many traditional pitfalls in the development process and build flying examples faster. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 26, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 7, 2018ShareMarines Want Their Multi-Role Vertical Takeoff Combat Drone To Be A Flying Radar FirstThe service wants the first examples to be sensor nodes, but after that, they could take on a host of different missions from armed escort to strike. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 7, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 31, 2018ShareGeneral Atomics Shows Off Engine That Will Power Its Proposed MQ-25 Drone TankerThe company doesn’t plan to build a full-scale prototype unless it wins the competition, but is testing critical components of the design. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 31, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayApr 11, 2018ShareLockheed Is Already Pushing A Stealthy Version Of Its MQ-25 Stingray Tanker DroneThe sad thing is, the whole idea originally was for the Navy to get a stealth drone, but it ended up getting a flying gas can. BYTyler RogowayApr 11, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayApr 9, 2018ShareHere’s Our First Good Look At The Crazy Air Inlet Design On Boeing’s MQ-25 Tanker DroneBoeing’s MQ-25 has a classically problematic but low-observable flush-mounted intake, yet there are no low-observable requirements for the program. BYTyler RogowayApr 9, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayApr 6, 2018ShareThe Compelling Case For Turning S-3 Vikings Into The Navy’s New MQ-25 Tanker DroneThere’s plenty of paid for S-3s that can be converted to do the job and a dedicated Viking tanker variant has already been engineered and flown. BYTyler RogowayApr 6, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayApr 2, 2018ShareGeneral Atomics Isn’t Building A Flyable Prototype Of Their MQ-25 Tanker DroneThe famed drone manufacturer has come out with an impressive, no-nonsense flying gas truck. But will the lack of a prototype hurt its chances? BYTyler RogowayApr 2, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 2, 2018Share‘Like Playing a Video Game’: Carrier Crew Flies Hornet Through Touch-and-Gos RemotelyThe aptly named ATARI system could help out during emergencies and other contingencies and might be important for future carrier drone operations. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 2, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayMar 26, 2018ShareLockheed’s MQ-25 Tanker Drone Looks Impressive, But It’s Still Just A Paper PlaneLockheed’s flying-wing ‘Stingray’ drone is said to be largely a clean sheet design, and that could help or hurt its chances of winning. BYTyler RogowayMar 26, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayMar 13, 2018ShareWe Finally See The Wings On Boeing’s MQ-25 Drone As Details About Its Genesis EmergeAs we suspected, it was designed years ago for a more ambitious program and has since been adapted to meet the Navy’s carrier-based tanker needs. BYTyler RogowayMar 13, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayJan 9, 2018ShareExclusive: New Photos Of Boeing’s MQ-25 Tanker Drone On The Ramp In St. LouisThe images give us our first view of the entire aircraft, as well as a sense of its overall scale. BYTyler RogowayJan 9, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayJan 3, 2018ShareNew Details Emerge In Boeing’s First Video Of Its Carrier-Based Tanker DroneWe get our first look from different angles of Boeing Phantom Works’ MQ-25 Stingray design, and some exotic features are coming into focus. BYTyler RogowayJan 3, 2018Share