Boeing Wins $805M to Develop MQ-25 Unmanned Tanker Aircraft

Pentagon Contract Announcement

(Source: U.S. Department of Defense; issued Aug. 30, 2018)

Boeing’s MQ-25 unmanned aerial refueler, known as T1, is currently being tested at Boeing’s St. Louis site. It has completed engine runs and deck handling trials of its ability to move around within the tight confines of a carrier deck. (Boeing photo)

The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Missouri, is awarded a ceiling price $805,318,853 fixed-price-incentive-firm-target contract to provide the design, development, fabrication, test, verification, certification, delivery, and support of four MQ-25A unmanned air vehicles, including integration into the carrier air wing to provide an initial operational capability to the Navy.

The work will be performed in St. Louis, Missouri (45.5 percent); Indianapolis, Indiana (6.9 percent); Cedar Rapids, Iowa (3.1 percent); Quebec, Canada (3.1 percent); Palm Bay, Florida (2.3 percent); San Diego, California (1.5 percent); and various locations inside and outside the continental U.S. (37.6 percent), and is expected to be completed in August 2024.

Fiscal 2018 research, development, test and evaluation (Navy) funds in the amount of $79,050,820 will be obligated at time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.

This contract was competitively procured via an electronic request for proposals; three offers were received.

The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity (N00019-18-C-1012).

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U.S. Navy Awards Boeing $805 million MQ-25 Contract

(Source: Boeing Co.; issued Aug. 30, 2018)

ST. LOUIS --- Boeing will build the U.S. Navy’s first operational carrier-based unmanned aircraft, the MQ-25 aerial refueler, through an $805 million contract awarded today.

Boeing was awarded the engineering and manufacturing development contract to provide four aircraft. Boeing plans to perform the MQ-25 work in St. Louis.

“As a company, we made an investment in both our team and in an unmanned aircraft system that meets the U.S. Navy’s refueling requirements,” said Leanne Caret, president and CEO, Boeing Defense, Space & Security. “The fact that we’re already preparing for first flight is thanks to an outstanding team who understands the Navy and their need to have this important asset on carrier decks around the world.”

Congratulations to @BoeingDefense on the @USNavy MQ-25 contract for the first air system procured by the Navy’s Unmanned Carrier Aviation Program Office. We look forward to delivering our AE 3007N engines to your program. pic.twitter.com/4C5OJwbY5k

— Rolls-Royce America (@RollsRoyceNA) August 30, 2018

MQ-25 is designed to provide the U.S. Navy with a much-needed refueling capability. According to the U.S. Navy, the MQ-25 Stingray will allow for better use of combat strike fighters by extending the range of deployed Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet, Boeing EA-18G Growler, and Lockheed Martin F-35C aircraft. MQ-25 will also seamlessly integrate with a carrier’s catapult and launch and recovery systems.

Boeing has been providing carrier aircraft to the U.S. Navy for more than 90 years.

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