The mission marks the first time an autonomous aircraft has carried out an air-to-air weapon engagement with AIM-120.

The Ghost Bat was controlled from aboard an RAAF E-7A Wedgetail and received targeting data from an F/A-18F Super Hornet before firing the AIM-120. Boeing Defence Australia announced on Dec. 9, 2025 ...

Australia will sign a contract with Boeing for an initial six MQ-28 Ghost Bat drones, moving the program from trials into ...

SINGAPORE—Australia is expanding the Boeing MQ-28 Ghost Bat program on the heels of its first air-to-air live-fire test with ...

Boeing and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) have carried out the first live air-to-air missile firing by an MQ-28 Ghost ...

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Debrief: Surprise Appearance Shows U.S.

Boeing has released a picture showing an MQ-28 Ghost Bat, a "loyal wingman" type drone designed by its Australian subsidiary, alongside its demonstrator for the MQ-25 Stingray tanker drone that it is ...

Boeing is proposing the F-15EX as an effective command and control platform for collaborative combat aircraft (CCAs), particularly the MQ-28 Ghost Bat in development in Australia. In a presentation at ...

The U.S. Air Force is in preliminary discussions with Boeing to potentially purchase the Australian MQ-28 Ghost Bat drone. The drone is intended to team with the Next-Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) ...

The Australian government has announced additional funding to further develop the Boeing MQ-28A Ghost Bat Collaborative ...

WOOMERA, South Australia, Sept. 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) have successfully completed demonstrations proving the operational viability of the ...

WOOMERA, Australia – On December 9, 2025, Boeing and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) successfully completed an ...