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exercise2026-10-27 00:00 UTC🇺🇸 Boeing facility / MQ-25 production site in Mascoutah, Illinois, United States (carrier underway in the eastern Pacific Ocean)
USS Ronald Reagan remotely controls MQ-25A Stingray tanker drone from over 2,100 miles away
The U.S. Navy said USS Ronald Reagan used its Unmanned Air Warfare Center to connect to and control an MQ-25A Stingray tanker drone located at a Boeing facility in Illinois during a preliminary sea trial. The carrier was underway in the eastern Pacific Ocean while operating the drone beyond line-of-sight via an MD-5C ground control station.
DETAILS
Type
exercise
Occurred
2026-10-27 00:00
Reported
2026-10-27
Location
Boeing facility / MQ-25 production site in Mascoutah, Illinois, United States (carrier underway in the eastern Pacific Ocean)
Coordinates
38.4903, -89.7932
Confidence
78 / 100
DAMAGE ASSESSMENT
No damage reported; described as a historic remote-control test of an unmanned aerial refueler during preliminary sea trials.
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