New MQ-25 Training Platform Enhances Carrier Readiness
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Adaptive Immersion has just launched its MQ-25 Automated Aerial Refueling Simulation Training Platform, providing carrier air wings and training commands a way to rehearse unmanned refueling missions from planning to recovery, with a focus on critical operational moments. The platform is available for demonstrations at I/ITSEC, booth 161, from 1-4 December.
The system allows operators to plan and execute full MQ-25 missions, including fuel ladder management, receiver sequencing, and real-time contingency decision-making. Trainees monitor tanker behavior and intervene as needed to ensure all aircraft return safely to the carrier.
“Unmanned systems are reshaping the carrier environment, but learning to manage them requires realistic and repeatable practice,” said Phillip Mangos, CEO and chief scientist of Adaptive Immersion Technologies. “This platform helps operators develop the timing, decision-making and situational awareness needed when weather shifts, fuel states tighten or the automation behaves differently than expected. It builds confidence in the moments that matter.”
The training environment simulates real-world carrier pressures and allows rehearsal of the full MQ-25 mission thread, including high-stress scenarios. Operators can practice multi-cycle air plans, monitor tanker behavior during rendezvous and refueling, manage changing conditions like weather or fuel, respond to autonomy issues, and coordinate safe recovery for all receiver aircraft.
“Carrier aviation relies on precision, and the addition of autonomous tankers raises the stakes for planning and responsive decision-making,” Mangos said. “This system gives operators a way to practice those responsibilities without risk, cost or schedule pressure.”
The MQ-25 Automated Aerial Refueling Simulation Training Platform is now available for commercial deployment, with customization options for flight-deck coordination, manned and unmanned integration, and other carrier mission requirements.
