MQ-25 First Flight Slips Into 2026

The Boeing MQ-25 T1 demonstrator during a 2022 test.

The Boeing MQ-25 T1 demonstrator during a 2022 test.

Credit: U.S. Navy
SIMI VALLEY, California—The much-anticipated first flight of the Boeing MQ-25 Stingray for the U.S. Navy has been pushed to early 2026, a delay after both service and company leaders called for the flight by year’s end. The Navy in a statement said the MQ-25 team is making progress toward the first...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C.

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