Featured in StingrayBYThomas 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 NewdickDec 10, 2020ShareNavy Creates New Warrant Officer Role To Operate Its Carrier-Based Tanker DronesThe MQ-25 Stingray has also just completed its first flight with an aerial refueling pod attached. BYThomas NewdickDec 10, 2020ShareBYJoseph 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, 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 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 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, 2019ShareBYTyler 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 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, 2018Share12
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 NewdickDec 10, 2020ShareNavy Creates New Warrant Officer Role To Operate Its Carrier-Based Tanker DronesThe MQ-25 Stingray has also just completed its first flight with an aerial refueling pod attached. BYThomas NewdickDec 10, 2020Share
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
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 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 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
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 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
