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Northrop Grumman’s X-47B is loaded Monday onboard the USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) for a planned May, 14 2013 catapult launch.
The US Navy’s USS Dwight D. Eisenhower and USS George H.W. Bush aircraft carriers may field the MQ-25A Stingray, the unmanned aerial tanker that will extend the range of US carrier aircraft and counter long-range threats to US ships like China’s “carrier killer” missile, the US Naval Institute reports.
Citing multiple sources within the Navy, the Naval Institute reports that the two carriers will get upgrades to control the drone, and Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson wants the Stingray on carrier decks by 2019.
Not only would the Stingray extend the range of carrier-based aircraft, it would lessen the burden on the heavily taxed F/A-18 Super Hornets, which currently fly refueling missions for the Navy.
Lockheed Martin
Though the report shows the Navy’s top leadership obviously is behind the Stingray in concept and in principal, it hasn’t even been built yet.
The drone often pictured alongside articles about the Stingray isn’t actually the MQ-25A Stingray, but another carrier-based drone, the X-47B.
A concept image shared by Lockheed Martin shows a very different aircraft with propellers.
A Navy spokesperson told Business Insider it was too early to comment on when or where the Stingray would eventually test and deploy. The Navy hasn’t even put out a request for proposal on building the Stingray yet.
Rising anti-access/area-denial threats from Russia and China could possibly explain the Navy’s rush for an as-of-yet non-existent platform. Additionally North Korea has made strides towards fielding anti-ship weapons that could threaten the Navy near its shores.
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