MQ-25
Ready for the mission, the flight deck, the U.S. Navy
Ready for the Mission
Extending the carrier air wing reach
- Boeing is bringing the future of unmanned aircraft carrier aviation to the U.S. Navy with the MQ-25.
- An unmanned aircraft system designed for the U.S. Navy mission, it will provide the needed robust refueling capability, thereby extending the combat range of deployed Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet, Boeing EA-18G Growler, and Lockheed Martin F-35C fighters.
- Our aircraft is ready for the mission, the flight deck and the U.S. Navy. Boeing has been delivering carrier aircraft to the Navy for more than 90 years – we know the flight deck.
- The MQ-25 brings the right combination of refueling, autonomy, and seamless carrier deck integration to meet the U.S. Navy’s goals.
Ready for the Flight Deck
Delivering unmatched carrier flight deck experience
- Boeing has been delivering carrier aircraft to the U.S. Navy for more than 90 years. We know carrier operations and can provide seamless integration with existing systems.
- Boeing’s carrier heritage stretches back to the 1930s Douglas TBD Devastator to today’s latest-generation F/A-18E/F Super Hornet.
- We’ve applied all of that experience to our MQ-25 aircraft, bringing the best Boeing has to offer to the U.S. Navy once again.
Ready for the Navy
Accelerating aerial refueling capabilities
- The Boeing-owned MQ-25 T1 test asset is a predecessor to the engineering development model aircraft being produced under a 2018 contract award.
- T1 is being used for early learning and discovery, laying the foundation for moving rapidly into development and test of the MQ-25.
- Following its first flight in 2019, T1 accumulated approximately 30 hours in the air, helping to accelerate the team's understanding of the aircraft's aerodynamic performance and informing design decisions for both the air vehicle and its software.
- T1 flights with an aerial refueling store (ARS) will test the aerodynamics of the aircraft and the ARS at various points of the flight envelope, as well as extension and retraction of the hose and drogue used for refueling.
Industry Team
The MQ-25 Industry Team is all-in on delivering this vital aerial refueling capability to help the U.S. Navy extend the range of the carrier air wing. The industry team includes:
- Aitech Defense Systems
- BAE Systems
- Collins Aerospace
- Cox & Company
- Crane Aerospace & Electronics
- Cubic
- Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions
- GE
- Harris Corporation
- Héroux-Devtek
- Honeywell
- Innovative Power Solutions
- L3 Commercial Aviation
- Moog Aircraft Group
- Parker Hannifin
- Raytheon
- Rolls-Royce
- Triumph Group
Feature Stories
Check out MQ-25's new aerial refueling gear
July 23, 2020 in Defense
Boeing’s MQ-25 T1 unmanned aerial refueling test asset will return to flight test later this year with a U.S. Navy aerial refueling store.
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Navy aviators learn to “fly” the MQ-25 unmanned aerial refueler
November 4, 2020 in Defense, Innovation
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MQ-25 Completes First Test Flight
September 19, 2019 in Defense
Boeing and the U.S. Navy successfully completed the first test flight of the MQ-25 unmanned aerial refueler.
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Ray of flight
February 3, 2020 in Defense, Innovation
The MQ-25 is at the forefront of autonomous flight
Learn More| December 9, 2020 | Boeing’s MQ-25 Completes First Test Flight with Aerial Refueling Store |
| April 2, 2020 | Boeing Awarded U.S. Navy Contract Modification for Additional MQ-25 Aircraft |
| September 19, 2019 | Boeing MQ-25 Unmanned Aerial Refueler Completes First Test Flight |
| August 30, 2018 | U.S. Navy Awards Boeing $805 million MQ-25 Contract |
| December 19, 2017 | Boeing Shares Sneak Peek of Aerial Refueler for MQ-25 |
