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The US Navy’s new drone refueling tanker, the MQ-25 Stingray, has officially begun flight testing, marking another big step toward the Navy’s carrier fighters getting a big boost in range without having to look to more vulnerable traditional tanker aircraft.
But the capabilities of this drone could actually amount to MUCH MORE than just refueling strike fighters...
Read Tyler Rogoway's article from The Warzone that inspired this video:
twz.com/air/mq-25-stingrays-range-gives-is-massive-potential-far-beyond-a-tanker
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Citations:
sofrep.com/news/lockheed-martin-unveils-stealthy-offensive-variants-for-their-tanker-drone
ga.com/ga-asi-maximizing-fuel-capacity-for-mq-25
sofrep.com/news/boeing-hopes-to-woo-the-navy-with-their-drone-refueler-prototype-and-they-just-may
rolls-royce.com/media/press-releases/2026/27-04-2026-rr-powers-unmanned-us-navy-mq-25-ato-successful-first-flight.aspx
missiledefenseadvocacy.org/missile-threat-and-proliferation/todays-missile-threat/china/china-anti-access-area-denial
missilethreat.csis.org/country/china
missiledefenseadvocacy.org/missile-threat-and-proliferation/todays-missile-threat/china/df-zf-hypersonic-glide-vehicle
missilethreat.csis.org/missile/df-17
nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/yj-20-meet-chinese-missile-built-to-break-us-navy-bw-011026
oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/biggestocean.html
lexingtoninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/aircraft-carrier-invulnerability.pdf
https://activities.esa.int/core/activity/4000146086
theaviationist.com/2026/04/27/boeing-releases-images-of-first-operational-mq-25s-maiden-flight
usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2017/september/interview-air-boss
usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2017/september/interview-air-boss
https://www.history.navy.mil/content/dam/nhhc/research/histories/naval-aviation/Naval%20Aviation%20News/1990/1997/september-october/intruder.pdf
news.usni.org/2016/02/01/pentagon-to-navy-convert-uclass-program-into-unmanned-aerial-tanker-accelerate-f-35-development-buy-more-super-hornets
news.usni.org/2016/02/12/cno-navy-should-quickly-field-cbars-to-ease-tanking-burden-on-super-hornets
twz.com/air/mq-25-stingray-has-begun-taxi-tests
aviationweek.com/defense/aircraft-propulsion/boeing-unveils-armed-mq-25-variant-model
news.usni.org/2019/12/19/next-generation-anti-ship-missile-achieves-operational-capability-with-super-hornets#:~:text=Armed%20with%20a%201%2C000%2Dpound,the%20Navy%20P%2D8A%20Poseidon.
https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/104516/rq-4-global-hawk/
nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/boeings-mq-25a-stingray-drone-just-finished-first-test-flight-ps-042926
https://api.army.mil/e2/c/downloads/2020/08/21/16bd7601/ale-peo-avn.pdf
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– BREAK –
The US Navy’s new drone refueling tanker, the MQ-25 Stingray, has officially begun flight testing, marking another big step toward the Navy’s carrier fighters getting a big boost in range without having to look to more vulnerable traditional tanker aircraft.
But the capabilities of this drone could actually amount to MUCH MORE than just refueling strike fighters...
Read Tyler Rogoway's article from The Warzone that inspired this video:
twz.com/air/mq-25-stingrays-range-gives-is-massive-potential-far-beyond-a-tanker
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Citations:
sofrep.com/news/lockheed-martin-unveils-stealthy-offensive-variants-for-their-tanker-drone
ga.com/ga-asi-maximizing-fuel-capacity-for-mq-25
sofrep.com/news/boeing-hopes-to-woo-the-navy-with-their-drone-refueler-prototype-and-they-just-may
rolls-royce.com/media/press-releases/2026/27-04-2026-rr-powers-unmanned-us-navy-mq-25-ato-successful-first-flight.aspx
missiledefenseadvocacy.org/missile-threat-and-proliferation/todays-missile-threat/china/china-anti-access-area-denial
missilethreat.csis.org/country/china
missiledefenseadvocacy.org/missile-threat-and-proliferation/todays-missile-threat/china/df-zf-hypersonic-glide-vehicle
missilethreat.csis.org/missile/df-17
nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/yj-20-meet-chinese-missile-built-to-break-us-navy-bw-011026
oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/biggestocean.html
lexingtoninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/aircraft-carrier-invulnerability.pdf
https://activities.esa.int/core/activity/4000146086
theaviationist.com/2026/04/27/boeing-releases-images-of-first-operational-mq-25s-maiden-flight
usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2017/september/interview-air-boss
usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2017/september/interview-air-boss
https://www.history.navy.mil/content/dam/nhhc/research/histories/naval-aviation/Naval%20Aviation%20News/1990/1997/september-october/intruder.pdf
news.usni.org/2016/02/01/pentagon-to-navy-convert-uclass-program-into-unmanned-aerial-tanker-accelerate-f-35-development-buy-more-super-hornets
news.usni.org/2016/02/12/cno-navy-should-quickly-field-cbars-to-ease-tanking-burden-on-super-hornets
twz.com/air/mq-25-stingray-has-begun-taxi-tests
aviationweek.com/defense/aircraft-propulsion/boeing-unveils-armed-mq-25-variant-model
news.usni.org/2019/12/19/next-generation-anti-ship-missile-achieves-operational-capability-with-super-hornets#:~:text=Armed%20with%20a%201%2C000%2Dpound,the%20Navy%20P%2D8A%20Poseidon.
https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/104516/rq-4-global-hawk/
nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/boeings-mq-25a-stingray-drone-just-finished-first-test-flight-ps-042926
https://api.army.mil/e2/c/downloads/2020/08/21/16bd7601/ale-peo-avn.pdf
