Research edition · 08 Nov 2026
MQ-28 Ghost Bat
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]
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The numbers, with their sources
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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
Family & configurations
MQ-28 Ghost Bat
No sourced family relationship recorded in this edition. Similar roles do not establish a common design.
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
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
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