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Boeing Delivers US Navy MQ-25 Aerial Refueling Drone for Testing
Photo of Inder Singh Bisht INDER SINGH BISHTFEBRUARY 23, 20241 MINUTE READ
Boeing’s MQ-25 T1 refuels a US Navy E-2D command and control aircraft.
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Boeing has delivered the first US Navy MQ-25 Stingray aerial refueling
drone for testing.

It will go through a “rigorous airframe integrity evaluation,” Boeing
said on X.

It comes as production delays pushed back the carrier-based aircraft’s
initial operational capability (IOC) by a year to 2026.

The service planned to declare the IOC without necessary developmental
tests and evaluation.

However, the US Department of Defense’s Office of the Inspector General
flagged it.

The IOC allows the aircraft’s low-rate production and clears it for
limited operations.

Urgently Needed to Relieve F/A-18s
The MQ-25 is urgently needed in the fleet primarily to relieve the
F/A-18 fighters of their refueling role as well as for intelligence,
surveillance, and reconnaissance missions.

Its greater fuel carrying capacity at longer distances than the F/A-18
will enhance the navy’s carrier-based aircraft’s range, reducing costs
and improving readiness.

The service intends to have a fleet of 73 Stingrays.

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"a425couple" wrote in message news:nFvDN.479150$xHn7.287596@fx14.iad...

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Can AI land in bad weather as well as a human?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQAe-xpff1g

That cover image may be overly dramatic, but rogue waves have smashed
against or through the bridge windows of transatlantic liners including
Lusitania, Queen Mary and QE2, over 70' above the waterline.

On 2/28/24 17:13, Jim Wilkins wrote:
> "a425couple"  wrote in message news:nFvDN.479150$xHn7.287596@fx14.iad...
>
> from
> https://www.thedefensepost.com/2024/02/23/boeing-mq-25-refueling/
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> -----------------------------
>
> Can AI land in bad weather as well as a human?
>
The theory is, it can do so better. But many have doubts.

> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQAe-xpff1g
>
> That cover image may be overly dramatic, but rogue waves have smashed
> against or through the bridge windows of transatlantic liners including
> Lusitania, Queen Mary and QE2, over 70' above the waterline.

"a425couple" wrote in message news:u1RFN.460231$c3Ea.246530@fx10.iad...

On 2/28/24 17:13, Jim Wilkins wrote:
> "a425couple" wrote in message news:nFvDN.479150$xHn7.287596@fx14.iad...
>
> from
> https://www.thedefensepost.com/2024/02/23/boeing-mq-25-refueling/
>
> -----------------------------
>
> Can AI land in bad weather as well as a human?
>
The theory is, it can do so better. But many have doubts.

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I suppose so, if it can calculate how to arrive when the deck will be up,
and the waves cooperate.