Boeing MQ-25 Stingray

MQ-25 Stingray
MQ-25 Stingray during testing
General information
TypeUnmanned combat aerial vehicle for aerial refueling
National originUnited States
ManufacturerBoeing
StatusIn development
Primary userUnited States Navy
History
First flight19 September 2019

The Boeing MQ-25 Stingray is an aerial refueling drone that resulted from the Carrier-Based Aerial-Refueling System (CBARS) program, which grew out of the earlier Unmanned Carrier-Launched Airborne Surveillance and Strike (UCLASS) program. On 30 August 2018, the United States Navy announced Boeing's MQ-25 was the winning selection of the CBARS selection competition. The MQ-25 first flew on 19 September 2019.

The Navy established Unmanned Carrier Launched Multi-Role Squadron 10 (VUQ-10) at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, on 1 October 2022, where its four MQ-25s are being used for testing and development of maintenance and operations procedures. Two operational units, VUQ-11 and VUQ-12, are planned to be established at later dates.

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