Aircraft

MQ-25

Boeing's carrier-based refuelling drone, developed from the US Navy's carrier refuelling programme.

Description source: Wikipedia

Also known as MQ-25A, Stingray

An MQ-25 test aircraft on the deck of USS George H.W. Bush
Photo: Petty Officer 3rd Class Brandon Roberson, USS George H.W. Bush, via DVIDS (U.S. government work, public domain). Not an endorsement.

Coverage

Archival MQ-25 test aircraft aboard USS George H.W. Bush in December 2021, not the reported connectivity test

Collected 28 October 2026

US Navy tests carrier connectivity for MQ-25

A satellite-link demonstration connects a carrier control station to a distant MQ-25 test asset.

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