Boeing simulation test uses unmanned drone to refuel jet during flight

Using the portable simulator E-2D from Northrup Grumman, Boeing and a team of experts demonstrated the manned-unmanned use of a drone to refill a fighter jet while in the sky. The effort involved “virtual carrier air wing teaming scenarios,” according to Boeing, including the F/A-18 Super Hornet and the US Navy’s MQ-255 Stingray unmanned aerial refueler. This simulated demonstration was … Continue reading