The Navy's future unmanned tanker does not have a stealth requirement and survivability for the platform is not a key performance parameter, according to a top service official. Vice Adm. Mike Shoemaker, naval air forces commander, said during an Aug. 18 Center for Strategic and International Studies event in Washington that tanking is the primary mission for the MQ-25A. The unmanned tanker is a restructured effort from the Unmanned Carrier-Launched Surveillance and Strike program. "I think in the latest [requirements...
