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“#Drone refuels Navy fighter jet in midair<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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A new Navy drone successfully refueled a fighter jet in midair on Friday \u2014 the first time a\u00a0manned receiver aircraft has ever gotten gas from unmanned tanker \u2014 according to a press release.<\/a><\/p>\n

The MQ-25 Stingray drone attached itself to a Navy F\/A-18 Super Hornet that took off from MidAmerica Airport in Illinois, the site of a Boeing test program for the drones, officials said.<\/p>\n

The fighter jet pilot tailed the drone at the same speed until the vehicle was able to attach its probe-and-drogue system to the plane\u2019s tank and pump it full of fuel from a pod under its wing, according to the release.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis flight lays the foundation for integration into the carrier environment, allowing for greater capability toward manned-unmanned teaming concepts,\u201d said Rear Adm. Brian Corey, the program executive officer for Unmanned Aviation and Strike Weapons. <\/p>\n

\u201cMQ-25 will greatly increase the range and endurance of the future carrier air wing \u2014 equipping our aircraft carriers with additional assets well into the future.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The refueling was the first time a manned aircraft had received fuel mid-flight from an unmanned drone.<\/figcaption>
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In addition to refueling airborne planes, the drone is expected to improve Naval intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance operations, officials said. Under the program, the Boeing-Navy drones are expected to free up manned tankers for other missions.<\/p>\n

Tests on the tanker drone will continue over the next several months, before military officials hope to develop a fleet of 20 MQ-25A drones that will be based out of Naval Base Ventura County in California, according to Millitary.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe MQ-25 is foundational to the Navy\u2019s Unmanned Campaign Framework and is the first step toward a future fleet augmented by unmanned systems to pace the evolving challenges of the 21st century,\u201d officials said.\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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