First production Boeing MQ-25 completes maiden flight

Apr 27, 2026 · Demonstration · Boeing · Defense

Navy’s production representative MQ-25 Stingray unmanned aerial refuelling aircraft has successfully completed its first flight on Apr.

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  • Louis Airport, Missouri, home of Boeing’s production facilities, accompanied by a company-owned TA-4J Skyhawk and a U.S.
  • The flight, initially planned by the end of 2025, marks a major milestone in the service’s effort to field the first operational carrier-based unmanned aircraft.

Boeing is a global aerospace and defense prime with direct robotics exposure through uncrewed aircraft programs such as the MQ-25A Stingray carrier-based autonomous aerial refueling platform.