Boeing MQ-28 Ghost Bat

The Boeing MQ-28 Ghost Bat is a stealth, multirole, unmanned combat aerial vehicle developed by Boeing Australia for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) It is designed as a force multiplier aircraft capable of flying alongside crewed aircraft for support as part of an integrated system (loyal wingman) As of October 2024, eight Block 1 vehicles have been built with more than 100 hours of flight testing . In February 2019, Boeing said that it will "depend on the market" whether the aircraft is manufactured in Australia or the US . Ghost Bat will remain a sovereign Australian program, with aircraft only being produced in Australia and the lead partner on the program being the RAAF . It was named after an Australian bat found in northern parts of the Australian continent .