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https://sg.yahoo.com/news/us-navy-arm-5th-generation-130106438.html
Sat, 20 April 2024 at 5:21 pm SGT5-min read
US aerospace firm Boeing is still hoping that the new MQ-25 Stingray drone it’s building for the US Navy’s aircraft carriers could be armed for combat. Sure, there’s a profit motive. But Boeing isn’t wrong. Adding missiles to the long-ranging, Stealthy MQ-25 – the Navy’s first in service carrier-capable drone – is a really good idea.
Put simply, the MQ-25 is the only aircraft currently in development for the Navy’s carrier air wings that possesses the range to strike at Chinese forces without forcing the carrier itself to sail dangerously close to those same forces.
The Navy tapped Boeing to build the tanker drone back in 2018. Six years later, the first batch of drones is in production at the company’s new factory in Missouri. The Navy expects the $180-million drones to deploy for the first time in 2026.
The US Navy has an unmanned 5th generation carrier stealth jet. It could be a game changer
David AxeSat, 20 April 2024 at 5:21 pm SGT5-min read
US aerospace firm Boeing is still hoping that the new MQ-25 Stingray drone it’s building for the US Navy’s aircraft carriers could be armed for combat. Sure, there’s a profit motive. But Boeing isn’t wrong. Adding missiles to the long-ranging, Stealthy MQ-25 – the Navy’s first in service carrier-capable drone – is a really good idea.
Put simply, the MQ-25 is the only aircraft currently in development for the Navy’s carrier air wings that possesses the range to strike at Chinese forces without forcing the carrier itself to sail dangerously close to those same forces.
The Navy tapped Boeing to build the tanker drone back in 2018. Six years later, the first batch of drones is in production at the company’s new factory in Missouri. The Navy expects the $180-million drones to deploy for the first time in 2026.