14 September 2026
PORTFOLIO ACQUISITION EXECUTIVE AVIATION, Patuxent River, Md. (Sept. 14, 2026) - The U.S. Navy awarded a Fixed Price Incentive contract to The Boeing Company, for the MQ-25A Stingray Lot 1 Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP), valued at $562,000,000.
The contract provides the funds for three LRIP Lot 1 MQ-25As and additional funding for the advanced acquisition of long lead components to support three LRIP Lot 2 MQ-25As. Initial deliveries from Lot 1 are expected to begin in 2029.
“Awarding this first LRIP contract marks a pivotal transition from development to operational reality and is a testament to the focused effort of our joint government and industry teams,” said Capt. Daniel Fucito, Unmanned Carrier Aviation program manager (PMA-268). “MQ-25A will deliver the advanced reach, lethality, and survivability our warfighters need to outpace evolving threats and dominate the future battlespace.”
The MQ-25A program of record is comprised of 76 air vehicles to include four Engineering Development and Manufacturing (EDM)s and five System Demonstration Test Articles. Currently, seven test aircraft are in production at Boeing St. Louis and the dedicated MQ-25 production facility in Mascoutah, Illinois. (Source:
Navy.mil)
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