Boeing's Stingray Drone Completes First In-Air Refueling

A Boeing (NYSE: BA) prototype unmanned aerial tanker drone has successfully refueled a Navy fighter plane, a huge milestone for a program that could be worth as much as $10 billion for the aerospace contractor.

In 2018 Boeing was awarded an initial $805 million to design and develop the MQ-25 Stringray drone as a tanker. The Navy envisions stationing the drones on aircraft carriers, amplifying the carrier air wing's effective strike range by up to 400 nautical miles. But the contract was speculative, at best, and subject to Boeing and the Pentagon working out all the potential kinks to make the unmanned option a reality.

Boeing's Stingray drone transfers fuel during the June 4 test. Image source: Boeing.

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