{"id":24887,"date":"2022-08-03T09:12:52","date_gmt":"2022-08-03T03:42:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=24887"},"modified":"2022-08-03T09:12:55","modified_gmt":"2022-08-03T03:42:55","slug":"boeing-receives-a-57-million-contract-to-support-an-unmanned-tanker-ship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/08\/03\/boeing-receives-a-57-million-contract-to-support-an-unmanned-tanker-ship\/","title":{"rendered":"Boeing receives a $57 million contract to support an unmanned tanker ship"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Boeing, a major player in the aerospace industry, is making headway with its mission to create an autonomous tanker aircraft for the US Navy (USN).<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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According to the US Defense Department, the US-based aircraft manufacturer, Boeing, which recently relocated its headquarters from Chicago to Arlington, Virginia, was given a $57 million USN contract on July 29 under Boeing’s MQ-25 Stingray programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The money will be used to buy the Stingray’s initial spare parts and repair tools, making it the first ever carrier-launched fixed wing aircraft without a crew for the USN. The MQ-25 can, instead, take off, fly, and land back on the carrier on its own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The autonomous jets could eventually be stationed on each USN aircraft carrier to support crewed aircraft during in-flight refuelling. Sometimes, Boeing F\/A-18 Super Hornets carry out that duty, freeing up a combat aircraft for other potential missions.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The recent funding is a support for the Stingray programme, which the Government Accountability Office auditors said has been plagued by delays (GAO). According to a GAO study from June, Boeing is developing the MQ-25 18% over budget and 10% behind schedule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The business notes “design obstacles” <\/em><\/strong>associated to the production of a first-of-its-kind aircraft and attributes some of those problems to supply chain backlogs and labour constraints brought on by the pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Officials from Boeing’s MQ-25 programme informed that during a recent tour of the company’s St. Louis, Missouri, defence division that they presently expect the Stingray to start low-rate initial production in 2024 and reach initial operating capacity for the USN in 2025.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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