Boeing unveils new aerial tanker drone

Posted on 20 Dec 2017 by Michael Cruickshank

US aerospace manufacturer Boeing has this week unveiled a prototype drone designed for mid-air refuelling of other aircraft.

The new Boeing MQ-25 prototype drone aircraft. Image courtesy of Boeing. The new drone will be launched from aircraft carriers and will be able to make use of existing catapults and recovery mechanisms. If the aircraft is ever put in mass production, it will be deployed as part of forward operations,…

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