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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
exercise2026-12-01USAF Collaborative Combat Aircraft to debut in Emerald Flag large-force exercise in December🇺🇸doctrine-change2026-10-15Germany drops direct procurement plan for Boeing MQ-28 Ghost Bat collaborative combat aircraft🇩🇪exercise2026-10-12Airbus and Kratos complete first flight of U740 Valkyrie uncrewed combat aircraft in northern Europeexercise2026-10-03Northrop Grumman YFQ-48A Talon Blue completes first autonomous flight at Mojave Air and Space Port🇺🇸doctrine-change2026-10-02French Air Force plans crewed-uncrewed loyal wingman flight tests under Hypairion in 2028🇫🇷deployment2026-09-09Anduril pitches Fury and Thunder autonomous aircraft to Poland and partners with PGZ on Barracuda-500M production🇵🇱doctrine-change2026-09-01U.S. Navy RFI signals push for carrier-capable Collaborative Combat Aircraft resembling advanced UCAV🇺🇸deployment2026-08-24Saab presents A3 loyal wingman drone concept for potential Swedish Air Force use🇸🇪
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Data confidence: 85 / 100. Catalog is in active development.