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USAF Eyeing MQ-28 Ghost Bat For Next Gen Air Dominance Program
The U.S. Air Force secretary has confirmed that the service could buy the Australian drone as part of the NGAD tactical air combat program.
www.thedrive.com
The U.S. Air Force could be the next customer for the MQ-28 Ghost Bat drone that Boeing Australia is building for the Royal Australian Air Force, or RAAF. That revelation came about during a recent event in Australia that hosted U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall, who confirmed that “preliminary discussions” were underway with a view to buying the MQ-28 as a loyal wingman-type adjunct to the forthcoming Next Generation Air Dominance, or NGAD, program, a wide-ranging ‘system of systems’ intended to ensure U.S. tactical air dominance for years to come.
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Defence orders seven additional Ghost Bats - Australian Defence Magazine
The government has announced an additional investment of $454 million in the Loyal Wingman Program.
The government has announced an additional investment of $454 million in the Loyal Wingman Program.
Minister for Defence, Peter Dutton, said the investment will deliver seven uncrewed autonomous aerial vehicles - recently named MQ-28A Ghost Bat – to come into service with the RAAF within the next two years.
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Breakthrough in US view of purchasing Australian defence products - Australian Manufacturing Forum
By Peter Roberts I nearly missed this news myself – but the United States has quietly signalled that the one way traffic of sales of military equipment and technology from the US to Australia really has come to an end. This has been going on so long – we buy American equipment and they show…
www.aumanufacturing.com.au
BREAKTHROUGH IN US VIEW OF PURCHASING AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE PRODUCTS
the United States has quietly signalled that the one way traffic of sales of military equipment and technology from the US to Australia really has come to an end.
This has been going on so long – we buy American equipment and they show no interest in buying anything from us, no matter how good – that a recent statement by the US Air Force secretary, Frank Kendall really comes a shock.
He has reportedly said the USAF could use the Boeing MQ-28 Ghost Bat drone developed by Boeing Australia and Australian industry, for its Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) programme.
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Australia’s pursuit of ‘killer robots’ could put the trans-Tasman alliance with New Zealand on shaky ground
Diverging views on automated weapons systems could make it difficult for Australia and New Zealand to manage military ties at a delicate time in trans-Tasman relations.
theconversation.com
Australia's pursuit of 'killer robots' could put the trans-Tasman alliance with New Zealand on shaky ground
