Second U.S. Navy carrier ready to fly MQ-25 drone tanker

Second U.S. Navy carrier ready to fly MQ-25 drone tanker

USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) has become the second U.S. Navy aircraft carrier equipped to fly the MQ-25A Stingray, the service’s carrier-based drone tanker, after crews finished installing an Unmanned Air Warfare Center aboard the ship in August. The center is the shipboard control room for the MQ-25A. It houses the MD-5C ground control station […]

U.S. Navy says USS Ronald Reagan is second carrier equipped to fly MQ-25A Stingray following command-and-control integration

The U.S. Navy has completed the installation and integration of MQ-25A Stingray command-and-control systems aboard USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), making it the second carrier equipped to fly the unmanned aircraft.