Testing MQ-25 Aboard an Aircraft Carrier

Visit a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier deck with some of our teammates as they talk about supporting #MQ25 during its recent flight deck demonstration. In December 2021, the team tested the unmanned aerial refueler's remote control system aboard a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier to ensure MQ-25 can move around the deck just like other aircraft.

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[christophernolan]

nice to see a Boeing program seemingly on track

[icare]

A modular integrated platform like no other.

[cageordie]

X-47B operated was admitted to be operating off carriers more than ten years ago. Anecdotally (someone told me a story) it was a lot earlier than that.

[feliciaparivechio]

Yes I brings my memories back as a child

[pastorrich]

A thoroughly vetted aircraft. Amen! Small steps. Thank you for continuing to share those steps and the ongoing story of the development of the MQ. A new generation of Naval Aviation takes form.

[flatbill]

Fascinating to see a tanker with the M designator. Typically that designator is reserved for UCAVs.

[amorzamsahadan]

It looks like Boeing has finally back on track. So far, there is no incident happened 😀

[bradfordthompson]

Congratulations Teams Boeing and The military teams up a thick of new Remote control planes and products....Let's leave our military personnel on deck ..and out of "Harms "..( jag) way and let Remote Control do the Dangerous work 💪👷🙄

[TheWizardGamez]

I get that it’s a tanker, but it seems a little thin. Does it have the ability to mount droptanks? Or conformal tanks. What’s the maximum takeoff weight or maximum airborne weight? Assuming you’d take off, refuel then land and run tanker missions like that, although that sounds inefficient now that I said it

[wbert]

My questions after watching this video are: How well will the MQ-25 hold up to EMP pulses? How well will it hold up to outside frequency interference? How connected is it to the Internet or systems connected to the Internet?

[Wadethewallaby]

OMG Thats where I live! near SAFB! My mom tells me storys about my grandpa working at the base.

[Chimpunk]

My country is not a NATO member, instead we are neutral country so its impossible for us to have this but i hope that boeing will develop this MQ 25 to be a uninteruptible UCAV. Its gonna be great to see it side by side with F 35 or the next 6th gen NAVY fighter

[jamesmerkel]

Any flying asset over water must be able to safely ditch/land on water if no ppl on board & if ppl on board MUST hve diff power supple & or mult engines & or pods.

[zackbryan]

We are in what can be called the future.

[sergiodesouzajunior]

Compro 3.000 unidades para a força aéria brasileira e o projeto e a tecnologia para o Brasil

[bradfordthompson]

Doesn't a 737 p-8 planes fly next to a kc _46 Tankers could they also help with as extra eyes while planes refuel and as a distance platform to control Boeing remote control planes

[spydude]

Can't wait for the day when an entire carrier air wing is composed of UCAVs. That isn't going to happen soon, but eventually it will. Then we will be able to truly execute power projection in a revolutionary way.

[bradfordthompson]

It be incredible 🙌 To team this plane, MQ-25 Together with BOEING T-6 TO FLY TOGETHER as a wing man team HAULING FUEL, WEAPONS REMOTE

[kborak]

When you take the man out of the war, there is no longer anything for man to fear from waging war. The people will then, truly suffer.

[frankgordon]

I was on a carrier & they could (&probably, eventually WILL) outfit these with weapons, bombs or anything. You could literally double the ratio of planes to drones. I bet in 10 yrs. they will phase out real pilots.