# Boeing awarded $84.7 million order for three MQ-25 unmanned tankers

The U.S. Navy has awarded Boeing an $84.7 million order for three MQ-25 unmanned aerial tanker aircraft for system demonstration, with initial operational capability expected by 2024.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2020-04-07
- Where: Patuxent River Naval Air Station, Md., United States
- Value: $84.7M
- Status: completed
- Products: MQ-25 unmanned aerial tanker aircraft
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [Boeing](https://endata.com/companies/685.md)
- [U.S. Navy](https://endata.com/companies/4174.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [militaryaerospace.com](https://www.militaryaerospace.com/uncrewed/article/14173500/unmanned-aerial-tanker-avionics), 2020-04-07: "The MQ-25 is the U.S. Navy's first operational carrier-based unmanned aircraft and is designed to provide a much-needed refueling capability."
- [uasweekly.com](https://uasweekly.com/2020/04/07/boeing-secures-85m-deal-to-aid-mq-25a-uav-program/), 2020-04-07: "The MQ-25 is the U.S. Navy’s first operational carrier-based unmanned aircraft and is designed to provide a much-needed refueling capability."

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