'Not just an aircraft': US Navy MQ-25 Stingray drone hit a major milestone with maiden flight — largest US UAV ever built set to become world's first autonomous tanker to take flight from an aircraft carrier and maybe feature in a Top Gun movie one day

US Navy’s massive MQ-25 Stingray tanker drone completes maiden flight, marking critical progress toward autonomous carrier refueling.
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