29 jun 2026
MQ-25 Stingray Demonstrator Goes Aboard USS Nimitz For 250th U.S. Anniversary Celebrations
The U.S. Navy has confirmed to TWZ that the MQ-25 Stingray demonstrator drone , also known as T-1 , is embarked on the supercarrier USS Nimitz . Pictures of Nimitz with the uncrewed aircraft on its deck had prompted questions about whether the initial production representative MQ-25, which made its maiden flight in April, had now gone aboard a carrier for the first time. We now know that is not the case.
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The Boeing-owned MQ-25 Stingray T1 demonstrator has been embarked on the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier during the recent Fleet Exercise (FLEETEX) 250 in the Atlantic Ocean. Photos released by the U.S. Navy show that the demonstrator of the service’s new drone, the MQ-25 Stingray uncrewed tanker , has been embarked on the USS Nimitz (CVN 68) aircraft carrier. The aircraft in question is the Boeing-owned T1 demonstrator, which originally flew in 2019.
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MQ-25 Stingray Demonstrator Seen Embarked on USS Nimitz
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