U.K. Aircraft Carrier HMS Prince of Wales Launches, Recovers Mojave Drone
A new American unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) landed and took off for the first time from an aircraft carrier during…
VIDEO: Navy Wraps Up MQ-25A Deck Handling Tests on Carrier USS George H.W. Bush
The prototype for the Navy’s unmanned refueling tanker has wrapped up deck handling tests aboard an aircraft carrier off the…
MQ-25A Unmanned Prototype Now on Carrier George H.W. Bush for At-Sea Testing
THE PENTAGON – The prototype for the Navy’s unmanned refueling tanker is now aboard a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier ahead…
Navy Weighing How to Include More Capabilities on MQ-25A Beyond Tanking
Lawmakers are asking the Navy to start adding capabilities to the emerging MQ-25A Stingray unmanned carrier tankers that are set…
VIDEO: MQ-25A Unmanned Aerial Tanker Refuels Super Hornet in Successful First Test
This post has been updated with additional comments from Boeing and the Navy. A prototype unmanned aerial tanker refueled a…
VIDEO: MQ-25A Stingray Prototype Makes First Flight With Aerial Refueling Stores
Boeing’s prototype for its naval unmanned aerial tanker proved this week it can operate with the refueling system that will…
CNO Gilday: Navy Needs ‘Fundamental Change’ in How it Develops Fighters
A decade from now, the backbone of the Navy’s tactical air fleet will begin to retire with no clear successor…
$600M Maritime Drone Sale to Taiwan Approved by State Dept.; Beijing Complains
The State Department has given approval to a new arms sale package to Taiwan that includes four unmanned maritime patrol…
Introduction to the Air Force’s Next Generation Air Dominance Program
The following is the Congressional Research Service In Focus report, Air Force Next-Generation Air Dominance Program: An Introduction.…
Navy Quietly Starts Development of Next-Generation Carrier Fighter; Plans Call for Manned, Long-Range Aircraft
This post has been updated to clarify comments from Bryan Clark. After nearly a decade of fits and starts, the…