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Boeing Eyes MQ-25 Tanker Drone Prototype Flight Test Before Year’s End
Boeing has moved a test prototype of the MQ-25 Stingray carrier-based aerial refueling drone from the firm’s facility in St. Louis to a small regional airport in Illinois as the company prepares to begin flight testing later this year, Defense One reported Monday. Dave Bujold, program manager for the drone project at Boeing, said in an interview the prototype will serve as an early learning platform for the first U.S. Navy aircraft, which is expected to be operational in fiscal 2021.
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Boeing Selects Curtiss-Wright to Supply MQ-25 Data Tech Systems
Curtiss-Wright's defense solutions business has been selected by Boeing to produce data technology systems for integration into the MQ-25 Stingray unmanned tanker.
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Boeing Selects Triumph to Supply MQ-25 Unmanned Tanker Hydraulic Components
Triumph Group secured a contract from Boeing to manufacture components for the hydraulic system of the U.S. Navy's future MQ-25 unmanned tanker aircraft.
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Moog to Supply Wing Flight Control Actuators for Navy MQ-25 Tanker Drone
Moog Aircraft Group has been selected to provide wing flight control and wingfold actuation systems for a carrier-based unmanned refueling aircraft Boeing is building for the U.S. Navy.
Report: Lockheed Explores Hybrid Wing Body, Drone Fleet Concepts for Air Force KC-Z Tanker Program
Lockheed Martin has begun to explore several tanker concepts as the company prepares to bid on the U.S. Air Force’s KC-Z tanker program for aerial refueling missions, The War Zone reported Thursday. The company introduced at the Air Force Association’s Air, Space & Cyber Conference its Advanced Tanker Concept model that has a wing-and-tail configuration […] More
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Rolls-Royce to Build Engine Tech for Navy Tanker Drone
Boeing has selected Rolls-Royce to manufacture an engine technology to power four unmanned aerial refueling vehicles the Chicago-based company will build for the U.S. Navy. Rolls-Royce said Thurday it will provide AE 3007N engines designed to generate more than 10K pounds of thrust and provide additional electrical power to the service branch’s future MQ-25 Stingray tanker drones. Jarrett Jones, executive vice […] More
General Atomics Assesses Aerodynamic Capabilities of MQ-25 Drone; David Alexander Comments
A General Atomics business unit has completed the fourth low-speed wind tunnel test of a carrier-based refueling tanker drone being developed for the U.S. Navy. The San Diego-based General Atomics Aeronautics Systems Inc. said Tuesday its aeronautical systems division assessed and verified the MQ-25 Stingray tanker’s high-lift system and spoiler-based direct lift control, which aligned with […] More
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General Atomics Tests Unmanned Tanker Arresting Hook
General Atomics‘ aeronautical systems business has finished performance tests on an arresting hook designed for an unmanned aerial refueling aircraft offering to the U.S. Navy. The company said Monday General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. developed and tested the Hold Down Damper technology in partnership with GKN Aerospace’s Fokker business. The team evaluated the HDD hook’s damping, spring […] More
General Atomics Tests Integrated Fuel Tank Structure for MQ-25 Refueling UAS
A General Atomics business unit has tested the use of integrated fuel tanks for a refueling unmanned aircraft system being developed for the U.S. Navy. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc said Thursday it integrated the fuel tanks into the MQ-25‘s full-scale wing skin and a large-scale wing box unit that underwent tests at a facility in Adelanto, Calif. The company confirmed the wing and […] More
General Atomics, Pratt & Whitney Test Unmanned Tanker Engine; David Alexander Comments
Pratt & Whitney has provided an engine technology for an unmanned aerial refueling aircraft that an industry team led by General Atomics‘ aeronautical systems business is offering to the U.S. Navy. Both companies tested the inlet and exhaust systems of General Atomics Aeronautical System Inc.‘s MQ-25A Stingray that features the PW815 engine technology, General Atomics said Thursday. P&W delivered its PW815 technology to a […] More