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Navy’s Autonomous Refueling Drone Completes First Flight
- The autonomous MQ-25A Stingray is designed to refuel warplanes mid-flight to extend their mission duration for the U.S. Navy.
- Boeing and the U.S. Navy completed a successful two-hour test flight of the MQ-25A Stingray operational model.
- During the test flight, the MQ-25A demonstrated autonomous taxiing, takeoff, flight, landing, and response to ground control commands.
- The MQ-25A Stingray is a carrier-based drone that represents a milestone toward aircraft carrier operations in naval aviation.
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Navy’s new flying gas station will soon be ready for autonomous carrier missions
The Navy's new autonomous flying fuel tanker completed its maiden flight this week, executing a series of maneuvers and tests for two hours in what officials said was a key step for unmanned carrier operations.
·United States
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The sky of the American Midwest was the scene of a silent but historic choreography. The drone supplyer MQ-25A Stingray took flight, drawing the contours of a new era for naval operations.
However, the deadline for its entry into service is now no earlier than 2029.
·Moscow, Russian Federation (the)
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