Boeing’s Phantom Ray uninhabited aircraft test bed last month successfully completed low-speed taxi tests in St. Louis, according to company officials. They are now preparing to ferry the aircraft to Edwards AFB, Calif., for more taxi tests before entering a six-month flight-test program. “Phantom Ray did exactly what it was supposed to do,” said Craig Brown, Boeing’s Phantom Ray program manager, of the low-speed taxi tests, in the company’s release. These tests were the first for the Phantom Ray following its rollout in May. Phantom Ray is Boeing’s name for the completed X-45C prototype that the company developed under Defense Department sponsorship during the Joint Unmanned Combat Air System program. It will travel to Edwards on top of one of NASA’s modified Boeing 747s that ferry space shuttles. At Edwards, Phantom Ray will undergo high-speed taxi tests before making its first flight.
Pentagon Releases Cost of Living, BAH Rates for 2026
Dec. 30, 2025
The Pentagon will pay cost of living allowances to 127,000 service members in the continental U.S. in 2026, an increase of 66,000 members in 2025. Airmen and Guardians across the U.S. will also receive an average increase of 4.2 percent for their Basic Housing Allowance, compared to the 5.4 percent…
