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MQ-25 Stingray by Boeing
Photo: U.S. Navy photo courtesy of Boeing, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
PrototypeUnited States#8 in public attentionSupervised

Boeing · uncrewed military aircraft

MQ-25 Stingray

A carrier-based tanker drone. A recent first flight showed autonomous taxi, takeoff, flight and landing under commands from a ground control station, whose operator also runs the refuelling hose.

Price
—military only; US$562 million Lot 1 contract for three aircraft (Naval News, September 2026)
Autonomy
SupervisedHow it runs
Driverless
TestingSince 2019-09-19
Fleet
1Reported; details below
Speed
—Not published
Range
930 kmPer charge or tank
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Why it matters

On 4 June 2021 it became the first uncrewed aircraft to refuel another aircraft in flight, passing fuel to a US Navy F/A-18.

Real-world use

Low-rate initial production approved in 2026, with first deliveries expected in 2029 (Naval News, September 2026).

Timeline

First shown
2019-09-19
Released
Not yet
First flight of test aircraft T1, MidAmerica Airport, Illinois

Maker

BoeingCompany

How it drives

Fleet and city figures move fast; each carries its date and who reported it.

Driverless status
Driverless tests only
Where it runs
MidAmerica St. Louis Airport, Illinois; USS George H.W. Bush trials (2021)
Driverless since
2019-09-19
Fleet
test aircraft plus three Lot 1 production aircraft on order (Naval News, September 2026)

Public attention

#8 of 215 current vehicles in public attention.

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  • 40,420 views of its Wikipedia article in the last 90 days (Boeing MQ-25 Stingray)
  • No recent press stories listed yet

Measures how much people read and write about a robot, not how good it is. Measured 2026-10-14; same method for every robot. How it is measured

What’s inside

No component details published yet.

Movement
Other movement
How it runs
Supervised. Works by itself while a person watches and steps in.

Lineage

Every Boeing vehicle in order.

  1. Echo Voyager by BoeingEcho Voyager2016Prototype
  2. Orca XLUUV by Boeing with Huntington Ingalls IndustriesOrca XLUUV2019Pilot use
  3. MQ-25 Stingray by BoeingMQ-25 Stingray2019Prototype

Made, sold and where

No production or sales figures published yet.

Price
Not publishedmilitary only; US$562 million Lot 1 contract for three aircraft (Naval News, September 2026)
How to get one
No official buying page found

Sources

Figures come from press coverage. Every link below backs something on this page.

Boeing MQ-25 Stingray Defense News US Navy, Boeing conduct first-ever aerial refueling with unmanned tanker Naval News US Navy awards Boeing MQ-25A Stingray production contract

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