The Boeing MQ-25A “Stingray” is being built as an unmanned tanker to fly off aircraft carriers and refuel US Navy and US Marine Corps jets, but will the US Navy create an Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle (UCAV) as originally planned ?

The U.S. Navy has awarded Boeing a contract modification for three additional MQ-25 unmanned aerial refueling aircraft, bringing the total number of aircraft Boeing is manufacturing to seven.

BAE Systems has been awarded contracts by Boeing to supply the Vehicle Management Control System and Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) System for the MQ-25 Stingray unmanned tanker, the company stated today.