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U.S. Navy and Boeing Score Another MQ-25 First with E-2D Refueling

WIL BALDWIN August 19, 2021

The U.S. Navy and Boeing [NYSE: BA] have completed a second carrier-based aircraft unmanned refueling mission with the Boeing-owned MQ-25TM T1 test asset, this time refueling a Navy E-2D Hawkeye command and control aircraft. During a…

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Boeing KC-46A Tanker for Japan Completes First Refueling Flight

WIL BALDWIN August 16, 2021

EVERETT, Washington, August 16, 2021 – The first Boeing [NYSE: BA] KC-46A tanker built for the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) recently refueled another KC-46A aircraft in the skies over Washington state. The Japan-bound tanker also…

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Navy and Boeing Complete First Unmanned Aircraft to Aircraft Refueling

WIL BALDWIN June 8, 2021

PRNewswire/ -- For the first time in history, the U.S. Navy and Boeing [NYSE: BA] have demonstrated air-to-air refueling using an unmanned aircraft – the Boeing-owned MQ-25™ T1 test asset – to refuel another aircraft. During a…