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Boeing MQ-28A Ghost Bat

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Combat UAV, 1 of 3 prototypes developed in partnership with the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) and designed to accompany military aircraft. Also known as Boeing Airpower Teaming System (ATS) or Loyal Wingman.

Lift type
Fixed wing
Assembly
Factory-built
Control
Autonomous
Engine type
Turbofan
Application
Attack, Surveillance

Design & construction

The aircraft as engineered: what it is built from, the systems it flies with, and its configuration — each box a theme.

Airframe & structure
Primary structure
Composite
Wing
Composite
Landing gear
Retractable tricycle
Ice protection
None
Pressurisation
Unpressurised
Systems & avionics
Flight controls
Full FBW digital
Autopilot
3-axis
Avionics architecture
Integrated glass suite
Configuration & certification
Wing position
Mid
Planform
Swept
continued
Tail
Conventional
Certification
Military

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Type variants

VariantLaunch / first flightProduction endNotes
Boeing MQ-28A Ghost Bat2019 / 2021Stealth, multirole UCAV.

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