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US aircraft carrier establishes 2,100-mile satellite control link with MQ-25A drone

The US Navy has remotely connected to and controlled an MQ-25A Stingray unmanned refueling ...
Army Recognition

U.S. Navy Continues MQ-25A Stingray Refueling Drone Development to Improve Carrier Air Wing Capabilities.

The MQ-25A Stingray is designed to refuel U.S. Navy combat aircraft in flight, reducing the dependence on F/A-18E/F Super ...
New Atlas

US Navy’s new robotic refueling drone completes first operational flight

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 ...
Yahoo

Navy’s autonomous refueling aircraft completes 2-hour first flight

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An autonomous U.S. Navy refueling aircraft completed its first flight on April 25. In a release, Boeing, which built the MQ-25A, ...
The Defense Post

Europe Pursues Automated Refueling of Multiple UAVs From a Single Tanker

Spain, Germany, and Belgium have advanced to the second phase of an EDA project to enable automatic refueling of unmanned ...