The Navy's MQ-25 Stingray uncrewed aircraft system program has been slowed awaiting congressional approval of a reprogramming request, from which money will go toward remedying obsolescence issues tied to the MQ-25's design. The MQ-25 design predates the effort’s engineering and manufacturing development contract, “which requires the program to address obsolescence early, creating additional cost pressure on the program for [low-rate initial production] lots,” according to information the Navy sent Congress along with its fiscal year 2024 budget request. The document...
