Boeing Hopes To Build On MQ-28 For U.S. Air Force’s CCA Contests

Boeing MQ-28 Ghost Bat and MQ-25 Stingray

Boeing unveiled the MQ-28 (left) to journalists at its facility at MidAmerica Airport outside St. Louis, where it plans to open a production facility for the MQ-25 Stingray (right).

Credit: Brian Everstine/AW&ST
Boeing’s secretive MQ-28 Ghost Bat made its American debut in May, and now the company is testing its autonomy further as well as pitching the fleet and others to the U.S. and a growing list of interested countries. The MQ-28 Ghost Bat uncrewed system was developed with the Royal Australian Air...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C.

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