Boeing's MQ-25A Stingray UAV tanker that the company is developing for the US Navy. (Boeing)

BAE Systems has been selected to execute upgrade and modernisation work for the US Navy's (USN's) MQ-25A Stingray unmanned aerial refueller, with programme officials aiming to increase on-board computing performance and revamp several legacy components and subsystems aboard the unmanned aerial system (UAS).

The overall modernisation programme envisioned for the MQ-25's vehicle management system computer (VMSC), in the end, “improves aircraft performance and allows for future capability growth”, according to a 12 February BAE Systems statement.

The upgrade work by BAE Systems will be carried out as part of a USD36 million deal with Boeing to remove and upgrade obsolete components from the UAS, as the programme prepares to enter low-rate initial production (LRIP). USN officials and their Boeing counterparts inked the deal in November 2023.

The MQ-25A is the air platform segment of the USN's Stingray Carrier-Based Unmanned Aerial System (CBUAS), which consists of the UAS and the MD-5 Unmanned Carrier Aviation Mission Control System (UMCS).

Boeing's MQ-25A Stingray UAV tanker that the company is developing for the US Navy. (Boeing)

BAE Systems has been selected to execute upgrade and modernisation work for the US Navy's (USN's) MQ-25A Stingray unmanned aerial refueller, with programme officials aiming to increase on-board computing performance and revamp several legacy components and subsystems aboard the unmanned aerial system (UAS).

The overall modernisation programme envisioned for the MQ-25's vehicle management system computer (VMSC), in the end, “improves aircraft performance and allows for future capability growth”, according to a 12 February BAE Systems statement.

The upgrade work by BAE Systems will be carried out as part of a USD36 million deal with Boeing to remove and upgrade obsolete components from the UAS, as the programme prepares to enter low-rate initial production (LRIP). USN officials and their Boeing counterparts inked the deal in November 2023.

The MQ-25A is the air platform segment of the USN's Stingray Carrier-Based Unmanned Aerial System (CBUAS), which consists of the UAS and the MD-5 Unmanned Carrier Aviation Mission Control System (UMCS).

Boeing's MQ-25A Stingray UAV tanker that the company is developing for the US Navy. (Boeing)

BAE Systems has been selected to execute upgrade and modernisation work for the US Navy's (USN's) MQ-25A Stingray unmanned aerial refueller, with programme officials aiming to increase on-board computing performance and revamp several legacy components and subsystems aboard the unmanned aerial system (UAS).

The overall modernisation programme envisioned for the MQ-25's vehicle management system computer (VMSC), in the end, “improves aircraft performance and allows for future capability growth”, according to a 12 February BAE Systems statement.

The upgrade work by BAE Systems will be carried out as part of a USD36 million deal with Boeing to remove and upgrade obsolete components from the UAS, as the programme prepares to enter low-rate initial production (LRIP). USN officials and their Boeing counterparts inked the deal in November 2023.

The MQ-25A is the air platform segment of the USN's Stingray Carrier-Based Unmanned Aerial System (CBUAS), which consists of the UAS and the MD-5 Unmanned Carrier Aviation Mission Control System (UMCS).

Boeing's MQ-25A Stingray UAV tanker that the company is developing for the US Navy. (Boeing)

BAE Systems has been selected to execute upgrade and modernisation work for the US Navy's (USN's) MQ-25A Stingray unmanned aerial refueller, with programme officials aiming to increase on-board computing performance and revamp several legacy components and subsystems aboard the unmanned aerial system (UAS).

The overall modernisation programme envisioned for the MQ-25's vehicle management system computer (VMSC), in the end, “improves aircraft performance and allows for future capability growth”, according to a 12 February BAE Systems statement.

The upgrade work by BAE Systems will be carried out as part of a USD36 million deal with Boeing to remove and upgrade obsolete components from the UAS, as the programme prepares to enter low-rate initial production (LRIP). USN officials and their Boeing counterparts inked the deal in November 2023.

The MQ-25A is the air platform segment of the USN's Stingray Carrier-Based Unmanned Aerial System (CBUAS), which consists of the UAS and the MD-5 Unmanned Carrier Aviation Mission Control System (UMCS).

Boeing's MQ-25A Stingray UAV tanker that the company is developing for the US Navy. (Boeing)

BAE Systems has been selected to execute upgrade and modernisation work for the US Navy's (USN's) MQ-25A Stingray unmanned aerial refueller, with programme officials aiming to increase on-board computing performance and revamp several legacy components and subsystems aboard the unmanned aerial system (UAS).

The overall modernisation programme envisioned for the MQ-25's vehicle management system computer (VMSC), in the end, “improves aircraft performance and allows for future capability growth”, according to a 12 February BAE Systems statement.

The upgrade work by BAE Systems will be carried out as part of a USD36 million deal with Boeing to remove and upgrade obsolete components from the UAS, as the programme prepares to enter low-rate initial production (LRIP). USN officials and their Boeing counterparts inked the deal in November 2023.

The MQ-25A is the air platform segment of the USN's Stingray Carrier-Based Unmanned Aerial System (CBUAS), which consists of the UAS and the MD-5 Unmanned Carrier Aviation Mission Control System (UMCS).

Boeing's MQ-25A Stingray UAV tanker that the company is developing for the US Navy. (Boeing)

BAE Systems has been selected to execute upgrade and modernisation work for the US Navy's (USN's) MQ-25A Stingray unmanned aerial refueller, with programme officials aiming to increase on-board computing performance and revamp several legacy components and subsystems aboard the unmanned aerial system (UAS).

The overall modernisation programme envisioned for the MQ-25's vehicle management system computer (VMSC), in the end, “improves aircraft performance and allows for future capability growth”, according to a 12 February BAE Systems statement.

The upgrade work by BAE Systems will be carried out as part of a USD36 million deal with Boeing to remove and upgrade obsolete components from the UAS, as the programme prepares to enter low-rate initial production (LRIP). USN officials and their Boeing counterparts inked the deal in November 2023.

The MQ-25A is the air platform segment of the USN's Stingray Carrier-Based Unmanned Aerial System (CBUAS), which consists of the UAS and the MD-5 Unmanned Carrier Aviation Mission Control System (UMCS).