MQ-25 and MQ-28 carrier/wingman trials expand alongside Navy missile modernization and Sidewinder production ramp
Boeing’s MQ-25 Stingray demonstrator has been embarked on USS Nimitz during FLEETEX 250, while Boeing’s MQ-28 Ghost Bat will fly alongside U.S. fighters in Valiant Shield. Separately, the Navy is preparing a Standard Missile follow-on prototyping competition and has modified RTX contracts for nearly 2,000 IM-9X Sidewinder missiles.