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…
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…
Navy Folding MQ-25A Tanker into Larger Unmanned Campaign; Test Flights to Resume This Summer
The first unmanned tanker to operate from an aircraft carrier is set to be the first major program in the…
Navy Cuts Super Hornet Production to Develop Next-Generation Fighter
THE PENTAGON – The Navy wants to truncate production of the legacy F/A-18E/F Super Hornet in favor of pumping money…
Navy Still Mulling Post-F-35C Aviation Combatant; Could be Mix of Manned, Unmanned Aircraft
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Navy is unclear how it will proceed with its next generation of aviation combatants following the…
Video: MQ-25A Stingray Makes First Test Flight
The prototype for the Navy’s first unmanned aerial refueler made its first test flight from an airfield in Illinois, Boeing…
Navy Has No Plans Develop Lethal Carrier UAV Before MQ-25A Hits Flight Decks
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Navy won’t pursue the development of a lethal carrier-based unmanned aircraft before it fields its unmanned…
Navy: First MQ-25A Stingray Flight Planned for Later This Year
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – Later this year, Boeing’s prototype for the Navy’s MQ-25A Stingray unmanned aerial tanker will make its…