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deployment2026-04-25 00:00 UTC🇺🇸 United States (test flight from Boeing facility; planned ferry to Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland; production in Mascoutah, Illinois)
U.S. Navy MQ-25A Stingray unmanned tanker cleared for serial production; first Navy-owned airframe flew April 25, 2026
The U.S. Navy announced the MQ-25A Stingray unmanned carrier-based tanker has reached Milestone C and will move into serial production. A first Navy-owned MQ-25 completed a test flight on April 25, 2026 and is expected to be ferried to NAS Patuxent River for further integration testing.
Details
Type
deployment
Occurred
2026-04-25 00:00
Reported
2026-05-20
Location
United States (test flight from Boeing facility; planned ferry to Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland; production in Mascoutah, Illinois)
Coordinates
39.7837, -100.4459
Confidence
72 / 100
Damage assessment
No damage reported; program milestone and test flight activity described.