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Boeing MQ-28 Ghost Bat
Also known as: Ghost Bat · Loyal Wingman · ATS
Manufacturer: Boeing Defence Australia
Australia's first domestically designed combat aircraft since WWII. Loyal-wingman style autonomous companion to manned platforms.
SPECIFICATIONS
Category
strike
In service since
2024
Weight
3800 kg
Payload
270 kg
Range
3700 km
Endurance
180 min
Speed
1100 km/h
Control
satcom
EW resistance
high
Autonomy
autonomous
Unit cost (USD)
$2,000,000 – $5,000,000
KNOWN OPERATORS
NOTABLE USE CASES
First flight Feb 2021; manned-unmanned teaming trials with E-7A Wedgetail 2023; Australian RAAF inducted operational variant 2024.
RECENT EVENTS
deployment2026-07-22BAE Systems unveils Brontanax uncrewed fighter concept at Farnborough Airshow🇬🇧deployment2026-07-22BAE Systems unveils Brontanax collaborative combat aircraft drone at Farnborough Airshow🇬🇧deployment2026-07-20Anduril unveils Thunder autonomous hybrid-electric tiltrotor combat drone concept at Farnborough Airshow🇬🇧deployment2026-07-20Anduril unveils Thunder autonomous armed reconnaissance tiltrotor drone for helicoptersexercise2026-07-20USAF conducts ACE exercise at Creech AFB with YFQ-44 Fury and YFQ-42 Dark Merlin CCAs🇺🇸doctrine-change2026-07-16U.S. Navy seeks carrier-based combat drones with 1,000 nautical mile unrefueled strike radius🇺🇸doctrine-change2026-07-16UK RAF launches Storm Fighter loyal wingman collaborative combat aircraft program🇬🇧exercise2026-07-15Anduril YFQ-44A Fury CCA live-fires AIM-120 AMRAAM in test from Edwards AFB🇺🇸
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Data confidence: 85 / 100. Catalog is in active development.