Navy’s MQ-25 Stingray carrier drone completes first test flight
The aircraft took off from Boeing's facility at MidAmerica Airport in Mascoutah, Ill., for an approximately two-hour flight.
MQ-25 tanker drone flight this year will require ‘ton of work,’ warns NAVAIR head
Vice Adm. Carl Chebi suggested program officials needed to ramp up discussions about pre-flight issues if they want to see the MQ-25 in flight before the end of the year.
Breaking Defense announces Breaking Defense Europe, a new, distinct, European edition
Breaking Defense Europe will launch May 4 with Tim Martin and Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo as co-editors.
‘Glimpse into the future’: Navy to take delivery of MQ-25 unmanned refueler in 2025
“The [MQ-25] platform will set a new standard for future unmanned operations from the sea,” said commander of NAVCENT and Fifth Fleet Vice Adm. George Wikoff.
Boeing to shutter Super Hornet line in 2027 after final Navy order: Boeing VP
The desire for technical data rights “is one of those areas where industry and government have been at odds for a long time. And certainly Boeing on F-18 and the Navy as well," Boeing fighters VP Mark Sears told Breaking Defense. "So being able to put that on a path to final resolution ... is a really positive step."
Air Force One replacement tops $2B in charges as Boeing logs new losses
“These are disappointing results in the quarter and year to date. This performance is below our expectations and we acknowledge that we aren't as far along in this recovery as we expected to be at this stage,” said Chief Financial Officer Brian West.
Boeing’s multibillion dollar bet: Invest in new facilities now for defense payoff in future
“It's hard to make large capital investments when your business is not as healthy as it could be or you want it to be,” said Boeing's Steve Nordlund. “But that's the time that you also have to make those hard decisions, so you come out on the other side much stronger.”
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What the future of aerial refueling looks like
Boeing’s KC-46A and MQ-25 Stingray demonstrate next-generation capabilities that are transforming the role of the tanker.
Boeing CFO signals fresh losses in Q3 for contractor’s defense sector
Boeing Chief Financial Officer Brian West previously warned that it could take several years until the company’s struggling defense sector turns a profit.
Boeing defense unit logs over $500M in losses for Q2, though KC-46 deliveries resume
The aerospace giant’s defense and space division recorded new charges for NASA’s Starliner shuttle, the Air Force’s T-7A training jet and the Navy’s MQ-25 Stingray drone.
Boeing hit with fresh $245 million KC-46A charge, erasing defense sector’s Q1 profits
The troubled tanker’s charges are now up to over $7 billion as Boeing wrestles to get its fixed-price development contracts on track.
Modernizing defense enterprise IT without disrupting the mission
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Navy’s unmanned refueling drone completes first ops on an aircraft carrier
The successful testing onboard an active Navy aircraft carrier is a win for the high-profile program under pressure to stay on schedule.
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Navy, Boeing Refuel E-2D Using MQ-25 Demonstrator
The successful refueling is the Navy and Boeing's second demonstration with T1, and the first exercise refueling an E-2D Advanced Hawkeye.
Drone Refuels Manned Aircraft For First Time: Navy
The Navy’s MQ-25 Stingray prototype successfully refueled a Navy Super Hornet fighter in mid-air during a Friday test.