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Boeing to build new factory for MQ-25 Stingray in U.S. Illinois


Xinhua
17 Sep 2021

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- Boeing announced on Friday that it will build the U.S. Navy's newest carrier-based aircraft at a new high-tech facility in the state of Illinois.

The new 300,000-square-foot facility at MidAmerica St. Louis Airport, scheduled for completion in 2024, initially will employ approximately 150 mechanics, engineers and support staff who will build the MQ-25 Stingray, the Navy's first operational, carrier-based unmanned aircraft, the company said.

Boeing digitally engineered the entire MQ-25 aircraft and its systems, resulting in high-fidelity models that are used to drive quality, efficiency and flexibility throughout the production and sustainment process, according to the announcement.

The Navy intends to procure more than 70 MQ-25 aircraft to help extend the range of the carrier air wing, and the majority of those will be built in the new facility, the announcement said.

Boeing is currently producing the first seven MQ-25 aircraft, plus two ground test articles, at its St. Louis facilities.

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