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What are the dimensions of MQ-28 Ghost Bat?
Body length: 11.7 m · Airpower Teaming System · 2019 demonstrator proposal · Manufacturer claim. Boeing
Wingspan: Not publicly established in the reviewed sources.
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Jet combat drone · Reusable · armed ISR
MQ-28 Ghost Bat
Also known as: MQ-28A, Boeing Airpower Teaming System, Loyal Wingman
Boeing develops MQ-28 Ghost Bat in Australia to fly with crewed aircraft. Defence describes test and evaluation aircraft; Boeing records flight and weapon demonstrations. The original demonstrator and the current manufacturer offering have separate specification entries.[1][2][3]
- Design origin
- Australia[1]
- Research edition
Diagram and size references
No scaled drawing is provided for this configuration. See the sourced dimensions and their limitations.
Public-source profile. Performance claims are attributed; type links do not verify an incident identification.
The numbers, with their sources
Intervals preserve the published bounds; they are not statistical confidence intervals. A blank lower or upper bound stays open. Values belong to the named configuration, not every aircraft.
Body length | 11.7 m[2] |
|---|---|
Wingspan | Not publicly established |
Take-off mass | ≤ 5443.1 kg[1] |
Reported speed | Up to Mach 0.9. A km/h value depends on atmospheric conditions.[1] |
Published flight range | > 3704.0 km[1] |
Endurance | Not publicly established |
Payload | Not publicly established |
Engine / propulsion | Not publicly established |
Guidance / control link | Autonomous mission functions; Boeing reports control from an E-7A during a demonstration.[1] |
First flight / first reported use | Boeing dates its first-flight milestone to 2 March 2021.[1] |
Manufacturer | Boeing Defence Australia[3] |
Operators | Royal Australian Air Force, with Boeing, for test and evaluation.[3] |
Service status | Development and test programme; this source does not establish fleet operational readiness.[3] |
Same-class research profiles · published range, km · open bounds remain open
- MQ-28 Ghost Bat> 3704.0 km Boeing
- XQ-58 Valkyrie> 5556.0 km Kratos
- Hongdu GJ-11≈ 4000 km Joint Air Power Competence Centre
Direct answers
Dimensions
Body length: 11.7 m · Airpower Teaming System · 2019 demonstrator proposal · Manufacturer claim. Boeing
Wingspan: Not publicly established in the reviewed sources.
Range
Published flight range: > 3704.0 km · MQ-28 · current Boeing offering; 2,000 nmi × 1.852 · Manufacturer claim. Boeing
Weight
Take-off mass: ≤ 5443.1 kg · MQ-28 · current Boeing offering; maximum takeoff weight · Manufacturer claim. Boeing
Designer / manufacturer
Catalogue attribution: Boeing Defence Australia. www.boeing.com · boeing.mediaroom.com · www.defence.gov.au
Speed
Not publicly established in the reviewed sources.
Payload
Not publicly established in the reviewed sources.
Price / cost
Not publicly established in the reviewed sources.
First operational use
Not publicly established in the reviewed sources.
also known as MQ-28, MQ-28A, Boeing Airpower Teaming System, Loyal Wingman
Public-source profile. Performance claims are attributed; type links do not verify an incident identification.
Frequently asked questions
What is the range of MQ-28 Ghost Bat?
Published flight range: > 3704.0 km · MQ-28 · current Boeing offering; 2,000 nmi × 1.852 · Manufacturer claim. Boeing
How much does MQ-28 Ghost Bat weigh?
Take-off mass: ≤ 5443.1 kg · MQ-28 · current Boeing offering; maximum takeoff weight · Manufacturer claim. Boeing
Size in everyday terms
Along its body: about 3 small-car lengths, end to end (11.7 m body length).
One car length here is 3.821 m: MINI Cooper 3 door, March 2020 specification.
Catalog dimensions and sources: 1
One scale. Different machines.
No scaled drawing is provided for this configuration. See the sourced dimensions and their limitations.
No scaled drawing is provided for this configuration. See the sourced dimensions and their limitations.
No scaled drawing is provided for this configuration. See the sourced dimensions and their limitations.
Human height is an illustrative 1.8 m; bus length an illustrative 12 m. Car length uses the cited MINI specification. Vehicle heights and drone side contours are schematic. Top views preserve published length and span; an absent dimension is never guessed.
One car length here is 3.821 m: MINI Cooper 3 door, March 2020 specification.
In our archive
Not yet named as a model in this archive — sources usually say only “drone” or name the family.
Where this type appears
Counts follow model/family links in the archive. A general register link does not identify a model.
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Family & configurations
MQ-28 Ghost Bat
No sourced family relationship recorded in this edition. Similar roles do not establish a common design.
Form, sound & identification limits
- Boeing gives the older demonstrator length. The current page gives a larger weight limit without assigning it to that same airframe. “38 feet long”[2]
Shape or sound alone cannot identify a drone. Follow local public-safety alerts; do not approach wreckage.
No licensed, model-attested recording is available in our sound library.
What does it cost?
Published USD figures use different price bases and years. Airframes, export packages and support are not equivalent. These are not current offers or verified production costs.
Unknown in reviewed sources
Countermeasures in public analysis
No type-specific, independently supported summary is included in this edition.
Source notebook
- Boeing · MQ-28 Ghost Bat: specifications and programme milestones
Publication date not stated · Source consulted: 08 Nov 2026 · Manufacturer claim
- Boeing · Boeing introduces new unmanned system for global defense customers
26 Feb 2019 · Source consulted: 08 Nov 2026 · Manufacturer claim
Consulted via search index; direct page unavailable
- Australian Department of Defence · Ghost Bat a flying success in Tindal
24 Jun 2025 · Source consulted: 08 Nov 2026 · Official report; not an independent test
Consulted via search index; direct page unavailable
Cite this profile
DroneLedger. MQ-28 Ghost Bat. Research edition 2026-11-08. https://droneincidents.com/drones/mq-28-ghost-bat/