Boeing Gets USAF Award To Mature Autonomous Refueling

Brian Everstine April 02, 2025
A Boeing rendering of a larger MQ-25 variant refueling from a KC-46. Credit: Boeing

A Boeing rendering of a larger MQ-25 variant refueling from a KC-46.

Credit: Boeing
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Boeing an $18.2 million contract to mature autonomous refueling, as the service looks to integrate uncrewed tankers into a future refueling family of systems. The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) on March 21 awarded Boeing the cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C.

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