The US Navy needs drone aircraft carriers, naval analysts argue
Analysts with RAND Corp. argue the US Navy needs drone aircraft carriers and envision a whole new strike group to surround ...
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U.S. Navy Will Fly MQ-25 Stingray in 2025, Integrate it on Aircraft Carriers in 2026
Vice Adm. Daniel Cheever, commander of Naval Air Forces, is confident the Navy will fly its MQ-25s this year and integrate ...
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The Navy’s robot refueler is coming—even as the fleet works out integration
Adding the aerial refueling UAV to carrier air wings will help increase the range and endurance of naval strike aircraft, ...
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MQ-25A Stingray 2026 Debut Will Unlock Unmanned Aviation for Carrier Strike Group, Say Officials
The Navy’s first unmanned tanker is set to come to an aircraft carrier in 2026, according to the commander of Naval Air Forces. The first low-rate production version of Boeing’s MQ-25A Stingray will ...
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General Atomics Unveils Drone Launch Systems for Naval Vessels
The new Electric Launch System for Unmanned Aircraft allows UAS operations ... used on the Ford-class aircraft carriers of the U.S. Navy and, in future, the PANG (Porte-Avions de Nouvelle ...
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Why Aircraft Carriers Are Becoming Obsolete
When Russia’s Oreshnik missile delivered its multiple payloads to Ukraine’s PA Pivdenmash plant in Dnipro, the guardian angels of aircraft carriers around the world wept. While some defenders of the ...