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By Dean Murray

US show off first flight of robo-plane set to make attack missions deadlier

The Navy’s MQ-25A Stingray takes its first flight on April 25 at Boeing’s facility at MidAmerica Airport in Mascoutah, Illinois. (Naval Air Warfare Center via SWNS)

US show off first flight of robo-plane set to make attack missions deadlier

The autonomous MQ-25A Stingray will refuel warplanes in mid-flight to allow them to carry out missions for longer. (Naval Air Warfare Center via SWNS)

US show off first flight of robo-plane set to make attack missions deadlier

The plane successfully completed the first two-hour test flight of an operational model. (Naval Air Warfare Center via SWNS)

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