Tyler Rogowar, The Warzone/The Drive: Exclusive: New Photos Of Boeing's MQ-25 Tanker Drone On The Ramp In St. Louis
The images give us our first view of the entire aircraft, as well as a sense of its overall scale.
We have been closely tracking the slow motion unveiling of Boeing's MQ-25 Stingray Carrier-Based Aerial Refueling System (CBARS) drone. After initially releasing a single head-on picture of the aircraft on December 19th, 2017, last week Boeing released a short video montage giving us a quick and carefully edited splattering of new angles to digest. Some of the takeaways from this video were quite important, but it didn't show the aircraft in its whole form, including its wings and rear quarter, nor did it offer any sense of scale. Now, thanks to one of our readers, we have our first full view images of the drone—including photos of its rear—as well as that previously missing sense of size.
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WNU Editor: The pictures were clearly taken from a distance. And while the images are blurred, and looking at the people beside the MQ-25, I am struck by how big this drone is.
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