recently the mq-25 stingray finished its first demonstration onboard an aircraft carrier
the test demonstrated that the unmanned aerial drone could move seamlessly and
safely on the aircraft carrier's deck while being controlled remotely by its operators
this is a significant milestone for the navy's future air refueling platform
aircraft carrier operations for the past several weeks the mq-25 stingray has been
conducting flight operations on board the us as george hw bush aircraft carrier
if the aircraft ends up passing all of the qualifications and enter service it will
become the first operational carrier-based unmanned aerial vehicle in the world
this is another significant step forward in demonstrating mq-25s integration
into the carrier air wing on the flight deck of our fleet's aircraft carriers
the success of this event is a testament to the hard work of our engineers testers operators and
the close collaboration and teaming from naval air force atlantic and the crew aboard cvn 77
captain chad reed the unmanned carrier aviation program manager send in a press release
during the testing the nq25 use the ramp from the aircraft cargo area to the deck
and then moved around alongside parked fighter jets the flatup's yellow shirts
the sailors responsible for directing traffic on an aircraft carrier deck
directed the unmanned aerial vehicle around but instead of a pilot the yellow
shirts communicated with the operator of the mq-25 who was standing beside them
the navy gave us two key performance parameters for the program aerial refueling and integration
onto the carrier deck we have shown that the aimcu 25 can meet both requirements
and we've done it years earlier than traditional acquisition programs
debujald the boeing mq-25 program director stated
jim young the mq-25 chief engineer highlighted the work that had to be done to make the mq-25
compatible with the strict procedures that the us navy requires for its carrier-based aircraft
the navy is a rigorous well-established process for moving aircraft on the carrier
our goal was to ensure the mq-25 fits into the process without changing it
from the design of the aircraft to the design of the system moving it
our team has worked hard to make the mq-25 carrier suitable in every way young said
the nq25 stingray the mq-25 stingray came out of the carrier-based aerial refueling system
c-bar's program that has been in development since the early 2000s the unmanned aerial vehicle's
primary mission set will be to provide an aerial refueling option for the carrier or wings with a
secondary mission set of providing intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance isr capabilities
although the mq-25 achieved a significant milestone during the deck handling operations
it is still the launch from an aircraft carrier the navy plans for the amq 25 to
complement its future air wing which will be comprised of the f-35c lighting roman 2
f-18 ef super hornet e18g growler and e2d advanced hawkeye for over two years boeing has been working
with the department of defense and the navy to make the dream of an unmanned aerial vehicle
that can refuel manned aircraft to reality thus far the mq-25 has refueled mid-air the
f-18 super hornet and e2d advanced hawkeye
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