Milestone for Australian-Made Ghost Bat Highlights Local Defence Manufacturing - Australian Manufacturing

Milestone for Ghost Bat with new airborne test of 2 aircraft

A single operator, acting from aboard an airborne E-7A Wedgetail aircraft, was able to conduct the capability demonstration at Woomera Test Range in South Australia.

Milestone for Australian-made ghost bat highlights local defence manufacturing - Australian Manufacturing

The Australian Government has marked a significant step in the development of the MQ-28A Ghost Bat, the nation’s first domestically designed, engineered, and manufactured military combat aircraft in more than 50 years.

Ghost Bat passes another milestone

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Aus-made Boeing MQ-28A Ghost Bat hits milestone - Manufacturers' Monthly

MQ-28A Ghost Bat aircraft on a runway. Image: Boeing The Australian made and designed autonomous aircraft, MQ-28A Ghost Bat, has achieved a milestone in a capability demonstration conducted at Woomera in South Australia. The demonstration involved a single operator aboard an airborne E-7A Wedgetail taking control of two Ghost Bat aircraft to conduct a mission against an airborne target. The Ghost Bat is the first military combat aircraft to be…

New flight test milestone for Ghost Bat military drone

Australia’s Ghost Bat military drone program has reached a significant milestone, with a single operator successfully controlling two of the MQ-28A aircraft during recent trials at the top secret Woomera weapons range. The trial of Australia’s first domestically designed and built military aircraft in more than 50 years saw operators aboard an E-7A Wedgetail surveillance aircraft direct the two unmanned drones for a “mission against an airborne …