MQ-28 Ghost Bat

MQ-28 Ghost Bat is Boeing Australia's uncrewed autonomous collaborative combat aircraft, designed to operate as a teaming platform alongside crewed aircraft and carry mission payloads.

Facts

  • Company: Boeing
  • Type: Autonomous Collaborative Combat Aircraft
  • Positioning: Uncrewed crewed-teaming aircraft
  • Function: Performs autonomous airborne missions and extends crewed aircraft with distributed sensing and payload capacity
  • Audience: Air forces and defense mission-system teams
  • Status: Development
  • Website: https://www.boeing.com/defense/autonomous-and-unmanned-systems/mq-28-ghost-bat

Specifications

  • Aircraft Class: Uncrewed autonomous collaborative combat aircraft
  • Operating Concept: Collaborative crewed-uncrewed teaming
  • Mission Role: Autonomous airborne missions with modular mission payloads

Market context

Air forces and defense mission-system teams

  • Peer Group: Combat Aircraft UAV, Tactical ISR UAV, Defence UAV builder
  • Workflow: Defence UAV operations
  • Stack Layer: Vehicle Autonomy System

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