Boeing will eventually make seven of them. [Related: This drone will refuel Naval fighter jets by 2024] The Stingray’s mission is to be able to take off and land from an aircraft carrier and ...

A drone has refueled a US Navy fighter jet for the first time, the Navy said Monday. Boeing's MQ-25 provided refueled an F/A-18 Super Hornet on Friday. The drone will extend the reach of carrier ...

Boeing's MQ-25 T1 Stingray drone has successfully aerially refueled a US Navy F-35C Lightning II fighter jet for the first time, demonstrating that the robotic aircraft can support the 5th ...

An unmanned aircraft successfully refueled a U.S. fighter jet in midair for the first ... known as a MQ-25 Stingray, from behind and were as close as 20 feet from each other, Boeing said.

The new Boeing MQ-25A Stingray drone ... allowing other aircraft based on U.S. Navy carriers to fly longer and farther—and freeing up much-needed Super Hornet fighters from the same task.

The control station is the latest step toward getting the Stingray into the fleet, where it will refuel fighter jets midflight, helping the sea service's strike arm to stay airborne longer - a ...

Now, the military has another use for drones: refueling strike fighters. According to Popular Mechanics, history was made earlier this month, when the U.S. Navy’s MQ-25A Stingray refueling ...

The U.S. Marines claim that their ability to turn amphibious ships into aircraft carriers is a major advantage on the battlefield. Amphibious ships, though not full-fledged aircraft carriers, can ...

allowing the Super Hornet fighters to focus on combat missions and extending the operational range of strike aircraft. The Navy selected Boeing to produce the Stingray aircraft in 2018 and awarded ...