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Unmanned combat aerial vehicle Loyal wingman drone
Boeing MQ-28 Ghost Bat is a unmanned combat aerial vehicle Loyal wingman drone originating in Australia. It was built by Boeing Australia Boeing Defense, Space & Security. Reported operators include Royal Australian Air Force (future).
Boeing MQ-28 Ghost Bat
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Boeing MQ-28 Ghost Bat
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future UAV ("drone") in development by Boeing MQ-28 Boeing MQ-28 MQ-28 Ghost Bat Ghost Bat Boeing Airpower Teaming System ATS edit Language Label Description Also known as default for all languages Bo
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Retained English infobox, specifications and article text
MQ-28 Ghost Bat A MQ-28 Ghost Bat during the Valiant Shield 2026 exercise General information Type Unmanned combat aerial vehicle Loyal wingman drone National origin Australia Manufacturer Boeing Australia Boeing Defense, Space & Security Status Block 1 aircraft : in flight testing , Block 2 aircraf
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Unmanned combat aerial vehicle Loyal wingman drone
Australia
Boeing Australia Boeing Defense, Space & Security
Block 1 aircraft : in flight testing , Block 2 aircraft : flight testing and production, Block 3 aircraft : under development
Royal Australian Air Force (future)
8 Block 1 9 Block 2
2019–present
2028 (planned)
27 February 2021
None
11.7 m (38 ft 5 in)
7.3 m (23 ft 11 in)
1 × Williams FJ44
1,080 km/h (670 mph, 580 kn)
3,700 km (2,300 mi, 2,000 nmi)
Ceiling 40,000 feet
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 11.7 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
Boeing MQ-28 Ghost Bat equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
Reported count for MQ-28A Ghost Bat · Block 1 Block 2. Service scope: Royal Australian Air Force; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): in service: 17. Origin: Australia. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.