The U.S. Navy has awarded Boeing a $562 million Fixed-Price Incentive contract for Lot 1 of the MQ-25A Stingray’s Low-Rate Initial Production (LRIP), covering the manufacture of three aircraft.
These will be in addition to the 11 MQ-25 air vehicles already contracted for testing and development. That fleet includes four Engineering Development Model aircraft, five System Demonstration Test Articles, and two ground test articles intended for static and fatigue testing.
Capt. Daniel Fucito, Unmanned Carrier Aviation program manager said,
“Awarding this first LRIP contract marks a pivotal transition from development to operational reality and is a testament to the focused effort of our joint government and industry teams. MQ-25A will deliver the advanced reach, lethality, and survivability our warfighters need to outpace evolving threats and dominate the future battlespace.”
While it not directly a combat platform but Stingray is going to a major enabled for the US military. Let us check it out.
Source: Defense Updates
