Boeing Unveils Land-Based MQ-25 Autonomous Tanker Design

Mq-25 redesign rendering

Boeing shared a rendering of the new MQ-25 Land-Based Variant design with Aviation Week ahead of its unveiling Sept. 16.

Credit: Boeing
Boeing is designing a larger, land-based version of its uncrewed MQ-25 tanker, targeting U.S. Air Force (USAF) future refueling plans including topping up Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) in contested airspace. Company officials say they have been working with the Air Force on the design, which...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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