Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Boeing Lands Stingray
Boeing has won the competition to build the first unmanned aircraft to operate within the U.S. Navy's carrier air wings.
Boeing's MQ-25 Stingray prototype is approaching first flight. The design has an unusual flush intake located on the aircraft's spine. (Photo: Boeing)
Boeing's MQ-25 Stingray prototype is approaching first flight. The design has an unusual flush intake located on the aircraft's spine. (Photo: Boeing)

The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command has awarded the MQ-25 Stingray unmanned carrier-borne refueler contract to Boeing. The deal has a ceiling price of $805,318,853 and covers the “design, development, fabrication, test, verification, certification, delivery, and support of four MQ-25A unmanned air vehicles, including integration into the carrier air wing to provide an initial operational capability to the Navy.” The majority of the work will be carried out at Boeing’s St. Louis, Missouri, factory.