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NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The Navy could soon fly a prototype of an MQ-25 aerial refueling drone for the first time, a service official said May 6. The MQ-25 Stingray is intended to be an aircraft carrier-launched, unmanned tanker that can refuel the Navy”s fighter jets. “That is extending the range of what our current
Wait — flying faster actually saves fuel? That was my first reaction when my team presented the results of its fuel analysis for a transoceanic mission made up of six F-22 Raptors and two KC-10 Extenders. Our demonstration proved that fifth-generation fighters need to fly faster (about 10 percent faster than the legacy aerial refueling
The prize challenge goal is to design a light-weight and rugged hose storage and delivery system for the Air Force Special Operations refueling teams, that is compatible with current refueling hose lengths and sizes. The refueling teams must be able to quickly dispense the fuel lines from their stored configuration for refueling operations, which will