Boeing autonomous MQ-25 Stingray completes first test flight with aerial refueling store

Boeing  and the U.S. Navy have for the first time flown the MQ-25 T1 test asset with an aerial refueling store (ARS), a significant milestone informing development of the unmanned aerial refueler.

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The successful 2.5-hour flight with the Cobham ARS – the same ARS currently used by F/A-18 Hornets for air-to-air refueling – was designed to test the aircraft’s aerodynamics with the ARS mounted under the wing (Picture source: Boeing)

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