USAF explores cross-national command of Australia's MQ-28 Ghost Bat in exercises

The post describes emerging command-and-control architectures that could allow U.S. pilots/operators to task Australian MQ-28 Ghost Bat loyal-wingman drones, demonstrated in part through integration during Exercise Valiant Shield 2026. The novelty is the cross-national C2/authority and interoperability concept for collaborative combat aircraft, enabling pooled allied unmanned combat capacity rather than platform-common fleets.