# MQ-25 Stingray at Norfolk Naval Station, Virginia, USA: deployment

Canonical ID: `cbac63e7-ac28-4037-8339-2153548a91e4`

Naval Station Norfolk set to be East Coast home for Navy's first carrier-based MQ-25A Stingray drone squadron (~20 drones by 2035).

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-08-09_

- **Slug:** mq-25-stingray-norfolk-naval-station-virginia
- **Status:** announced
- **Model:** [MQ-25 Stingray](/models/mq-25-stingray.md) (id: `fced6874-2141-49b5-9493-a0fc029be120`)
- **Category:** [Drones](/drones)
- **Company:** [Boeing](/companies/boeing.md) (id: `a25949e5-8c6d-4a7b-84f0-021d8af04b36`)
- **Location:** [Norfolk Naval Station, Virginia, USA](/locations/norfolk-naval-station-virginia-usa.md) (id: `45908949-5f46-4c72-adc5-7383beb708a5`)
- **First seen:** 2025-05-21T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. https://www.whro.org/military-veterans/2025-05-21/naval-station-norfolk-is-set-to-be-the-east-coast-home-for-the-navys-new-drone-squadron

## Common questions

### What is the MQ-25 Stingray deployment at Norfolk Naval Station, Virginia, USA?

MQ-25 Stingray, built by Boeing, is recorded as a deployment at Norfolk Naval Station, Virginia, USA on the DEPLOY registry. Boeing operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates MQ-25 Stingray at Norfolk Naval Station, Virginia, USA?

Boeing, the manufacturer of MQ-25 Stingray, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the MQ-25 Stingray deployment at Norfolk Naval Station, Virginia, USA go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting May 21, 2025 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Is the MQ-25 Stingray deployment at Norfolk Naval Station, Virginia, USA still active?

As of the most recent verification on the DEPLOY registry, this deployment is announced but not yet operating.

### Have there been incidents at the MQ-25 Stingray deployment at Norfolk Naval Station, Virginia, USA?

No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.


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