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Navy Releases Final MQ-25 Tanker Solicitation

Navy Releases Final MQ-25 Tanker Solicitation
An X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator, the predecessor to the Unmanned Carrier-Launched Airborne Surveillance and Strike vehicle, completes an arrested landing on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), July 10. Photo courtesy U.S. Navy.

The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) released the final request for proposals (RFP) for the MQ-25 Stingray unmanned aircraft system (UAS) tanker to four main competitors on Oct. 4, the Navy told Defense Daily.The air systems engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) program solicitation details were issued to Boeing [BA], General Atomics, Lockheed Martin [LMT], and Northrop Grumman [NOC] based on laws allowing for limited competition when there are a limited set of responsible sources and others will not satisfy requirements.The Stingray’s…

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