Wednesday, March 14, 2018

We Now Know What Boeing's MQ-25 Drone Looks Like



The Warzone/The Drive: We Finally See The Wings On Boeing's MQ-25 Drone As Details About Its Genesis Emerge

As we suspected, it was designed years ago for a more ambitious program and has since been adapted to meet the Navy's carrier-based tanker needs.

We are finally getting our first detailed glimpse of Boeing's MQ-25 "Stingray" drone in its entirety, including a view of its very slender wings. At the same time new information on the aircraft's past has to light, as well as a clearer idea of what Boeing has in store for its bobsled-shaped unmanned tanker.

Our good friend James Drew over at Aviation Week posted a story that included new details and new pictures of Boeing's MQ-25 entrant. According to Drew, Boeing's Phantom Works had painted a large piece of tarmac at Lambert Field in St. Louis in the outline of an aircraft carrier's deck, and have been executing mock shipboard suitability and deck handling tests, both during day and night.

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WNU Editor: I expected it to be bigger.

1 comment:

jac said...

Me too, but the main is to be stealthy. The current tankers are very visible and are easy target. With a stealth tanker that's an other story. We just need much more tankers.