Vice Adm. Carl Chebi suggested program officials needed to ramp up discussions about pre-flight issues if they want to see the MQ-25 in flight before the end of the year.
Vice Adm. Daniel Cheever expressed confidence in the Navy's ability to seamlessly integrate the new tanker into the air wing despite challenges associated with unmanned technologies and carrier flight operations.
Michigan’s defense ecosystem and expertise makes it a special asset for production.
Boeing’s total year end charges of $4.9 billion on its troubled portfolio of fixed price weapons contracts is the largest-ever loss for its defense unit, up from losses of $4.4 billion in 2022.
"In BDS [Boeing Defense Space and Security], our performance on fixed-price development programs is simply not where it needs to be," Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg said.
The aerospace giant showed off an armed MQ-25 model outfitted with two Lockheed Martin-made Long Range Anti-Surface Missiles during the Sea Air Space conference earlier this week.
“I want something that's going to fly for a couple hundred hours. The last hour it's either a target or a weapon. ... But I'm not going to sustain them for 30 years,” said Rear Adm. Stephen Tedford, the Navy’s program executive for unmanned systems and weapons.
Blending superior optics, advanced stabilization and AI-powered autonomy in a compact and rugged system, ASELFLIR 600 delivers unmatched intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities.
Boeing’s KC-46A and MQ-25 Stingray demonstrate next-generation capabilities that are transforming the role of the tanker.
“We’re not embarrassed by [the cost overruns]; they are what they are. And we intend to deliver against these contracts and satisfy our customers,” said Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun.
The demo follows up on a similar event the company held last year.
The Navy's budget justification books are here, and they contains previously unknown details of how the service wants to spend its money.
The initial command and control gateway to earn a continuous Authority to Operate is changing multi-domain operations.
The successful testing onboard an active Navy aircraft carrier is a win for the high-profile program under pressure to stay on schedule.
A one year delay for the MQ-25 program is certain to have repercussions for the Navy's ongoing strike fighter shortfall.
The premise of Boeing’s demonstration is simple, but it is aimed at the heart of many of the operational concepts and environments Pentagon leaders have discussed in recent years.
"I can clearly -- in my mind -- envision a way to say ‘fly a defensive combat spread, shoot on this target,’ and I will squeeze the trigger or I will enable that unmanned platform to shoot the designated target," Rear Adm. Gregory Harris says.