MQ-25A Stingray

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MQ-25A je mornaricki program razvoja bespilotnog tankera koji bi operisao sa nosaca aviona.

Northrop je predstavio svoj koncept a zasta su iskoristili postojeci X-47B. Ugovor bi trebao biti dodeljen sledece godine.

Citat:LOS ANGELES—Northrop Grumman is using an X-47B unmanned air vehicle (UAV) as a flying testbed for air refueling systems in support of its proposal for the U.S. Navy’s upcoming MQ-25A Stingray unmanned aerial refueling tanker contest.

First details of Northrop Grumman’s preparations for the MQ-25A bid have emerged in photographs obtained by Aviation Week of a modified X-47B at the U.S. Air Force’s Plant 42 facility in Palmdale, Calif. The photos appear to show the UAV configured with a wing air refueling pod (WARP) under the left wing and a drop fuel tank under the right wing.

The aircraft also displays an aerial refueling probe over the right wing, which indicates this particular vehicle is likely AV-2/502, the second of two X-47Bs that flew in the Navy’s unmanned carrier air system demonstration (UCAS-D) program that wrapped up in 2015.

Though details are difficult to discern through the heat haze, the WARP appears similar to the Cobham 34” (inch) series which operates over an air speed range of 200 to 325 knots. The power for the system, which can transfer fuel at 400 US gal/min, is provided by a ram-air turbine, which is clearly visible on the nose of the WARP.

The pod under the right wing is thought to be a standard auxiliary fuel tank similar to the 330-gallon FPU-8 or 480-gallon FPU-11 drop tanks used by the F/A-18 Hornet and F/A-18E/F Super Hornet respectively. One photo also shows what appears to be an open access panel or possible housing for an electro-optical/IR sensor set in the upper fuselage above the centrally located engine inlet.

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General Atomics: Our MQ-25A Stingray Design will be ‘Optimized’ for Navy’s Needs
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General Atomics Is the First to Show Off Its MQ-25 Drone Tanker Design
Citat:The US Navy has sent out the final request for proposals and expects to pick a winning aircraft in September 2018.

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Boeing Partially Lifts Veil on Its MQ-25 Stingray
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Phantom Works selects Rolls-Royce turbofan to power MQ-25 bid
Citat:Boeing Phantom Works’ MQ-25 unmanned air vehicle prototype is powered by a single, 9,000lb-thrust Rolls-Royce AE3007N turbofan, Boeing disclosed on 5 April.
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