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AviationNews Articles, Military Aviation News July 14, 2025

U.S. May Scrap the Stealth NGAS Tanker to Save Costs

The Next-Generation Aerial Refueling System (NGAS)—an ambitious stealth tanker concept under development by Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works—is now on shaky ground. As the U.S. Air…

Military Aviation News May 1, 2024

Boeing Validates Software for Future Manned Unmanned Refueling Missions

– Software advancing after years of development and testing; now encompassing real aircraft hardware – Results significantly reduce communication time between F/A-18 pilots and unmanned…

Military Aviation News February 12, 2024

Enhancing U.S. Navy’s MQ-25A UAS with next-generation vehicle management system computer

Increased computing power delivers advanced performance for unmanned aerial refueler BAE Systems has been selected by Boeing to upgrade and modernize the vehicle management system…

Military Aviation News September 6, 2022

Boeing Demonstrates Open Autonomy Architecture for Manned-Unmanned Teaming with MQ-25

– Three different simulated U.S. Navy aircraft controlled the unmanned MQ-25 for various missions in the lab demonstration. Boeing [NYSE: BA] has digitally demonstrated a…

Military Aviation News July 1, 2022

MQ-25 team completes first lab integration event

The Navy’s Unmanned Carrier Aviation program office (PMA-268) conducted its first lab integration event June 28-30 at Pax River to demonstrate how the MQ-25’s Ground…

Military Aviation News December 20, 2021

U.S. Navy, Boeing Complete First Carrier Tests for MQ-25

Using a new remote-controlled system, the Boeing-owned unmanned T1 test asset easily and efficiently moved about the aircraft carrier deck – demonstrating the capability of…

Military Aviation News September 14, 2021

U.S. Navy, Boeing Conduct First MQ-25 Refueling Mission with F-35C

– Unmanned MQ-25 T1 test asset refuels a third U.S. Navy carrier-based aircraft, demonstrating the maturity of the aircraft’s design and performance The U.S. Navy…

Military Aviation News August 19, 2021

U.S. Navy, Boeing Score Another MQ-25 First with E-2D Refueling

MQ-25 T1 unmanned test asset refuels a Navy E-2D command and control aircraft, the second carrier-based aircraft it has refueled to date. ST. LOUIS, Aug….

Military Aviation News June 7, 2021

Navy, Boeing Make Aviation History with MQ-25 Becoming the First Unmanned Aircraft to Refuel Another Aircraft

– MQ-25 T1 test asset refuels a U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet, demonstrating its aerial refueling mission for the first time. For the first time…

Military Aviation News December 10, 2020

Boeing’s Autonomous MQ-25 Completes First Test Flight with Aerial Refueling Store

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 9, 2020 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] and the U.S. Navy have for the first time flown the MQ-25 T1 test asset with…

Military Aviation News September 20, 2019

Boeing MQ-25 Unmanned Aerial Refueler Completes First Test Flight

Successful test puts U.S. Navy’s first operational unmanned aerial refueler a step closer to the carrier fleet Boeing [NYSE: BA] and the U.S. Navy today…

Military Aviation News August 31, 2018

U.S. Navy Awards Boeing $805 million MQ-25 Contract

Boeing will provide the carrier-based unmanned aerial refuelers to extend the range of deployed fighters ST. LOUIS, Aug. 31, 2018 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] will…

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