Boeing completed the first flight of the MQ-25A Stingray, an autonomous carrier-based refueling drone for the US Navy, demonstrating autonomous taxi, takeoff, landing, and command integration. The two-hour mission validated flight controls and navigation; refueling capability was not tested. This historic milestone advances integration of autonomous systems into carrier air operations under an $805.3M Navy contract.
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The Navy's autonomous carrier-based refueling drone has finally flown
Boeing's MQ-25A Stingray autonomously took off, navigated, and landed on demand, validating autonomous integration into Navy carrier operations under an $805.3M contract.
Monday, April 27, 2026 12:00 PM UTC2 MIN READSOURCE: The RegisterBY sys://pipeline
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