Drone tanker X-47B for the needs of the US Navy Aviation

According to the blog sandrermakoff, the first image of the updated has been posted on the Internet space. X-47B, preparing for testing in the framework of the program to create a deck UAV-tanker MQ-25A "Stingray".

Prospective US carrier-based drone MQ-25 Stingray will serve as a tanker and reconnaissance.
A new UAV for the needs of the US Navy is being developed as part of the UCLASS program (unmanned carrier launched airborne surveillance and strike). Initially, the command of the Navy planned to adopt an unmanned stealth bomber, which could deliver bomb attacks, while remaining invisible to air defense weapons. The project was named RAQ-25, but was later renamed the MQ-25 Stingray and redeveloped into an unmanned tanker.

Early version X-47B, 2013 year

During the work on the project, the US military abandoned the use of stealth technologies, arguing that this was excessive costs. At the same time, the military department ordered equipment drone reconnaissance means - an electro-optical infrared sensor, as well as SIGINT electronic intelligence and AIS target identification systems.

Serial production of the MQ-25 Stingray is expected to begin in the 2021 year.

Comments

[Dezinto]

Nnnu what what. And pour in endless money. And the Americans are able to develop their technologies.!

And the base in Ukrainian Nikolaev is being built. And Venezuela's mouth is yawned. And North Korea is threatened. And they continue to sit in Iraq! ...... listen to them, when something will fly by the wort or what? The country is 300 years old and she shakes the rights around the world, in my opinion their tops have already been driven !?

Their exclusivity smacks of the well-known exclusivity of a famous country in years like 1932-1945, ....- also veryooooooooooooooooo strongly lived guys.!

[Same lech]

Their exclusivity smacks of the well-known exclusivity of a famous country in years like 1932-1945, ....- also veryooooooooooooooooo strongly lived guys.!

One misfortune now, the war in the classical sense between the USA and RUSSIA will lead to the destruction of much more people, the bill will go to billions of homo sapiens ... sometimes I think a person does not justify this name and mother nature will decide one day to get rid of her dangerous creation threatening the death of all living things on the planet EARTH ... all this is sad.

[Maz]

Handsome like a UFO

[Basarev]

Quote: DEZINTO

The country is 300 years old and she shakes the rights around the world, in my opinion their tops have already been driven !?

Age does not matter. Egypt is 5000 years old, and what, does this give it the right to command the entire galaxy? Of course not. It's not about age, but about economic and technological weight. It is technological development and the standard of living that determine the status of a superpower, because the first, through military technology, determines political influence, and the second - cultural. That is why only all kinds of ram republics follow Russia - their standard of living is even lower than in Russia, and Russia is filling up its free-standing allies with a freebie, buying loyalty. The allies understand this and sometimes say: don’t bother, we didn’t feel warm feelings for you, you and I are just for the money. So pay or go west.

With the West, everything is different. Countries see the American standard of living, and striving to achieve this at home, they are eager to enter the American camp with all their might. And the States tell them: if you want to be with us, you have to pay. We already do a favor, accepting all sorts of ragged people. And because they pay, devastate the treasury and pay, only to be with the Americans. And for such a privilege they are ready to tear their teeth. The main thing I wanted to say was that the cultural influence emanating from the standard of living cannot be underestimated. Not only military power makes a superpower such. In general, to summarize, age does not mean anything, the status of a superpower means everything. First of all, he precisely gives the right to rule wherever he wants. Non-superpowers are only supposed to say "Yes!" and not even think to resist.

[kotuk_ha_oxote]

Quote: The same Lech

Their exclusivity smacks of the well-known exclusivity of a famous country in years like 1932-1945, ....- also veryooooooooooooooooo strongly lived guys.!

One misfortune now, the war in the classical sense between the USA and RUSSIA will lead to the destruction of much more people, the bill will go to billions of homo sapiens ... sometimes I think a person does not justify this name and mother nature will decide one day to get rid of her dangerous creation threatening the death of all living things on the planet EARTH ... all this is sad.

That is, Russia would have so easily punched the Americans, but all the time something is hindering, most likely someone’s bells.

[Same lech]

That is, Russia would have so easily punched the Americans, but all the time something is hindering, most likely someone’s bells.

And write to us the scenario of a war with the USA with the condition of not using nuclear weapons ...
with calculations
by counting
plans, opportunities for today.

[kotuk_ha_oxote]

The fact of the matter is that Russia, with all desire, will not be able to smash the USA and lose any war, therefore Russia will not go to aggravation. Americans, without war, get everything they need from Russia: support at the UN, raw materials, Ukraine. They have no reason for aggravation.

[Cxnumx]

sorry, ours are lagging behind in this area ... especially in drums. we have, as usual, first of all land)

[The leader of the Redskins]

An interesting hypostasis for a drone. Very interesting. To be honest, my knowledge and fantasy were limited to intelligence, shock and single-transport functions.

[Don]

Quote: Leader of the Redskins

An interesting hypostasis for a drone. Very interesting. To be honest, my knowledge and fantasy were limited to intelligence, shock and single-transport functions.

You are right, it can be said tomorrow for military aviation. Military analysts have long predicted that the future of combat aircraft with drones and the role of manned aircraft will be minimized. The Americans understood this a long time ago and therefore put a priority on the maximum automation of decision-making with the F-35 software and the development of unmanned aircraft. Of course, this cannot happen quickly and smoothly, but it will ultimately lead to a breakthrough in the field of military and even civil aviation

[Topgun]

In Navi, they are a very conservative people and therefore everything is moving so slowly with them, just recently they took for themselves a global hawk (an extremely successful drone) and they are afraid to take it, here the company went in a roundabout way - a refueling machine, although it is clear that the refueling tanker was stealthy , he is a drummer by nature and as for me is very cool.
All IMHO ...
PS: I remember how much they rejoiced when the project was “closed”, they say the Americans didn’t smack. Now see? Such projects don’t close just like that, even if it was absolutely a failure (and, as for me, it’s very successful - just like a conservative) everything would be of great benefit to him in the form of new technologies and the experience of engineers, and then bang and suddenly plant rocket to the engines ...

[abrakadabre]

Judging by the size in the photo, the device is quite small. How many airplanes can he refuel on a portable fuel supply? One two? Or will he charge 200-500 kg UAVs?

[ghby]

Quote: abrakadabre

Judging by the size in the photo, the device is quite small. How many airplanes can he refuel on a portable fuel supply? One two?

It is enough to refuel one - a scout (reb) hanging out at the aug.

[voyaka uh]

Still, they are launching the X-47B. I was surprised when the sailors
he was abandoned after a successful series of tests on an aircraft carrier.

[Blackmokona]

From the very beginning of the program, the X-47B, like the X-47A, should have been working offs for the X-47C. But apparently they decided that it was already good

[LEYBSHTandArts.]

Great UAVs are far gone.