Boeing’s MQ-25 Stingray unmanned aerial refueler has successfully completed its first sea tests with the U.S Navy aboard the USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) aircraft carrier. The tests were also the first conducted on a carrier for the MQ-25 and covered deck handling maneuvers including taxiing on the deck, connecting to the catapult, clearing the landing area and parking on the deck. While maneuvering on deck, the MQ-25 T1 test asset was operated by a Boeing MQ-25 Deck Handling Operator (DHO) using “a new handheld deck control device.”
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