Boeing revealed its previously teased mysterious aircraft as its submission for the U.S. Navy's MQ-25 competition. The MQ-25 program aims to develop an unmanned aerial refueler to extend the combat ...

The revolution coming to the flight deck of America's supercarriers.

The US Navy’s Boeing MQ-25 Stingray unmanned air vehicle has demonstrated in-flight refuelling of an F/A-18F Super Hornet for the first time. The US Navy’s (USN’s) Boeing MQ-25 Stingray unmanned air ...

The first operational Boeing MQ-25A Stingray has taken to the sky for the first time. On April 25, 2026, the carrier-based autonomous aerial refueling plane took off from MidAmerica Airport in ...

The first production representative MQ-25 taxied under its own power at Boeing’s facilities, following a series of rigorous ground trials over several months. The Stingray’s first flight slipped into ...

ST. LOUIS- Boeing and the U.S. Navy tested its autonomous MQ-25 air vehicle for the first time with an aerial refueling store (ARS). The 2.5 hour test flight happened at MidAmerica St. Louis Airport ...

The Navy on May 19 announced the Boeing MQ-25A Stingray carrier-based unmanned tanker aircraft officially received its Milestone C approval, setting it up for Low-Rate Initial Production (LRIP) later ...

The MQ-25A is not a “collaborative combat aircraft” drone; instead, its function is to serve as an aerial refueler, lessening the risk of refueling in contested spaces. Aerospace giant Boeing’s ...

The Navy and Boeing have pushed back the initial flight test of the first MQ-25A Stingray aircraft carrier-based tanker aircraft into early 2026. The government-industry team insisted they are making ...