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美國海軍授予波音5.62億美元合約 量產MQ-25A無人加油機
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美國海軍授予波音5.62億美元合約 量產MQ-25A無人加油機

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美國海軍正式授予波音5.62億美元合約，啟動MQ-25A『黃貂魚』無人加油機低速率初始生產，首批3架預計2029年交付，標誌該機從研發進入量產階段，將減輕F/A-18E/F加油負擔並擴大航艦作戰半徑。

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美國海軍長期依賴有人戰機執行空中加油任務，佔用作戰資源。MQ-25A為首款艦載無人加油機，旨在釋放戰機作戰時數並提升航艦航空聯隊效能。

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圖為MQ-25A無人加油機。（DVIDS）

〔記者吳哲宇／綜合報導〕美國海軍航艦無人化戰力跨出關鍵一步，近日正式授予波音5.62億美元（約新台幣178.5億元）合約，啟動MQ-25A「黃貂魚」（Stingray）艦載無人加油機低速率初始生產（LRIP）。首批將製造3架，並提前採購下一批3架所需長交期零組件，首架量產型預計2029年交付，象徵MQ-25A正式從研發測試跨入量產階段。

軍聞網站「Defence Blog」報導，這份固定價格獎勵合約涵蓋首批次3架MQ-25A，並為第二批次3架提供長交期零組件採購經費。MQ-25A今年5月已通過「里程碑C」決策，由美國代理海軍部長曹洪批准進入全面生產及部署階段，使海軍能在既有研發與測試機之外，正式投入後續量產經費。

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MQ-25A核心任務是從航空母艦起飛，為航艦航空聯隊執行空中加油。目前美軍部分空中加油任務由F/A-18E/F「超級大黃蜂」戰機透過外掛加油莢艙負責，等於占用原本可投入作戰的飛機與飛行時數。

報導指出，隨MQ-25A接手加油任務，F/A-18E/F便能重新投入制空與打擊任務，不僅增加航艦可用戰機架次，也能降低超級大黃蜂機隊耗損、延長使用壽命，同時透過空中加油進一步擴大航艦艦載機作戰半徑。

根據美國海軍正式計畫，目前預定取得76架MQ-25A，其中包含早期4架工程研發與製造飛機，以及5架系統展示測試機。目前另有7架測試機正在生產，分別於波音密蘇里州聖路易工廠，以及伊利諾州馬斯庫塔專用MQ-25生產線組裝。

相較單純增加一款無人加油機，MQ-25A另一項重要意義，是成為美國海軍第一款完全整合航艦飛行甲板作業、可與F-35C、F/A-18E/F等有人戰機共同例行運作的艦載無人航空器。

美國海軍也把MQ-25A視為未來無人航空器進入航艦航空聯隊的「先行者」。PMA-268計畫辦公室除了負責MQ-25A本身，也同步建置地面「無人艦載航空任務控制系統」，建立完整指揮控制架構。

因此，「黃貂魚」雖然從加油任務起步，其背後更重要的目標，是驗證無人航空器如何融入航艦甲板、空域及有人機作戰體系。隨首批量產合約落袋，美國海軍未來讓更多偵察、電子戰甚至作戰型無人機登上航艦，也將取得重要的操作基礎。

What to Watch

AI outlook — possibilities, not facts

  • MQ-25A將於2029年交付首架量產型

    Very likely · Within years

  • 隨MQ-25A服役，F/A-18E/F在航艦上的加油任務將被逐步取代

    Likely · Within years

Open Questions

  • MQ-25A量產後的實際作戰表現如何？
  • 後續是否將有更多型號的無人機基於MQ-25A平台開發？
  • 該計畫的總預算與未來採購數量是否可能變動？

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