Saturday, May 23, 2020

U.S. Navy Spending $13 Billion Buying 72 MQ-25 Stingray Tanker Drones For Its 11 Aircraft Carriers

MQ-25 Stingray. Boeing art

Forbes: The U.S. Navy’s New Drone Could Team Up With Stealth Fighters

The U.S. Navy is spending $13 billion buying 72 MQ-25 Stingray tanker drones for its 11 aircraft carriers. The idea is for the Boeing BA -made MQ-25s to refuel manned fighters, extending their range while also relieving the fighter squadrons of their own tanking duties.

But the MQ-25 always had potential to be more than just an aerial-refueler. With its stealthy airframe and high endurance, it could be a surveillance plane and even a light strike platform, too.

At least one fleet community isn’t waiting for the Navy and Boeing to adapt the MQ-25 to other missions. The fleet’s airborne command-and-control weapons school at Naval Base Ventura County in Point Mugu, California, already thinks of the Stingray as more than a tanker.

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WNU Editor:  That is a lot of money for 72 drones.

12 comments:

Anonymous said...


No kidding. Mucho dinero. Es imposible comprender. We'll be getting into the trillions in a decade. Remember when a few billion raised eyebrows?

Antitroll said...

Not like paper has any value or restrictions

Anonymous said...

What a bargain! It's a good thing America has its priorities straight. Do you supersize?

Anonymous said...

I only supersize when buying from broke Skidoo dealers.

Mike Feldhake said...

It’s just not the drones, it’s the integration, parts etc to run the entire operation. Can be quite expensive for sure.

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