MQ-25A Stingray
A carrier-based unmanned aerial-refuelling programme. Boeing announced the first low-rate production lot of three aircraft on 14 September 2026.
- Country / region
- United States
- Programme status
- Order / production commitment
- Sources reviewed
- 20 Sept 2026
- Primary domain
- Air
- System type
- Multirole aircraft
- Developer / manufacturer
- Boeing
- Origin / production countries
- United States
- Other names
- Stingray
- Variants / configurations
- Engineering Development Models; System Demonstration Test Articles; Lot 1 production aircraft ordered
- Operators / programme customers
- US Navy — development and production customer
Evidence & current status
The sources below establish the stated programme milestone or supplier claim. They do not independently verify every configuration, delivery total or advertised performance figure.
Role & capabilities
- Multirole aircraft
Specifications in context
- Airframe
- Carrier-based uncrewed aerial-refuelling aircraft
Published specification for the named configuration. Maxima are not necessarily achievable together.
Source ↗ - Launch / recovery
- Carrier operations planned; qualification programme continuing
Published specification for the named configuration. Maxima are not necessarily achievable together.
Source ↗ - Propulsion
- Not established from the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
Source ↗ - Dimensions
- Not established from the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
Source ↗ - Mass
- Not established from the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
Source ↗ - Endurance
- Not established from the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
Source ↗ - Range
- Not established from the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
Source ↗ - Speed
- Not established from the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
Source ↗ - Altitude
- Not established from the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
Source ↗ - Payload
- Aerial-refuelling equipment; mass not established by cited releases
Published specification for the named configuration. Maxima are not necessarily achievable together.
Source ↗ - Sensors
- Not established from the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
Source ↗ - Communications / navigation
- Not established from the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
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