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The Navy Wants to Recruit 450 Warrant Officers to Fly Its New MQ-25 Tanker Drones
Boeing conducts MQ-25 deck handling demonstration in January 2018 at its facility in St. Louis, Mo. (Photo courtesy of The Boeing Co.)
22 Dec 2020
The Navy will add hundreds of new warrant officer billets to its ranks over the next decade to fly a carrier-based drone that can refuel other aircraft midflight.
Navy Recruiting Command will begin accepting applications in October for warrant officer candidates who want to fly the MQ-25 Stingray, the service s first aircraft carrier-based unmanned aerial vehicle. Officials say there will be 450 new warrant officer billets established over the next six to 10 years.
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The last two U.S. Navy S-3B Viking aircraft soar over Laguna Peak at Naval Base Ventura County, Calif. In January, one aircraft left Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 30 and retired to the boneyard; the other went to start a new life with NASA.
After more than 40 years of service, the last S-3B Viking in U.S. Navy service launched one last time from the runway at Naval Base Ventura County, Point Mugu, Calif., Jan. 11.
Originally introduced in 1974 as a replacement for the S-2 Tracker, the Viking has ranged far from its anti-submarine warfare roots to perform various roles such as organic tanking, electronic intelligence and carrier onboard delivery.