{"id":85082,"date":"2026-07-22T15:44:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T15:44:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2026\/07\/22\/boeings-mq-28-ghost-bat-makes-farnborough-airshow-debut\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T01:24:04","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T01:24:04","slug":"boeings-mq-28-ghost-bat-makes-farnborough-airshow-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/industry\/techwatch\/2026\/07\/22\/boeings-mq-28-ghost-bat-makes-farnborough-airshow-debut\/","title":{"rendered":"Boeing\u2019s MQ-28 Ghost Bat makes Farnborough Airshow debut"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">LONDON \u2014 An unusually warm London sun beat down on the grey body of an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2026\/07\/14\/the-us-navy-is-eyeing-next-gen-carrier-based-drones-heres-what-they-might-do\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" title=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2026\/07\/14\/the-us-navy-is-eyeing-next-gen-carrier-based-drones-heres-what-they-might-do\/\">aircraft<\/a>. Sleek and gently curved, an average onlooker taking a cursory glance at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/industry\/techwatch\/2026\/06\/18\/us-air-force-awards-first-cca-production-contracts-to-general-atomics-anduril\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\">airframe<\/a> may have assumed it to be a small fighter jet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And it may <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2026\/07\/20\/as-fighter-pilots-prepare-to-command-drone-wingmen-bae-bets-on-new-helmet-tech\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\">accompany<\/a> fighter jets, but no pilot will ever buckle themselves into a seat in the cockpit of a Boeing MQ-28 Ghost Bat. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Australia\u2019s flight-ready <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/industry\/techwatch\/2026\/07\/20\/thunderstruck-anduril-unveils-autonomous-attack-rotorcraft\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" title=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/industry\/techwatch\/2026\/07\/20\/thunderstruck-anduril-unveils-autonomous-attack-rotorcraft\/\">uncrewed aircraft<\/a> made its Farnborough International Airshow debut this week, the static display representing what the company this month <a href=\"https:\/\/boeing.mediaroom.com\/news-releases-statements?item=131683\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" title=\"https:\/\/boeing.mediaroom.com\/news-releases-statements?item=131683\">said was the first collaborative combat aircraft<\/a>, or CCA, to participate in a multinational, joint operational exercise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BoeingDefense\/status\/2079940313972396094\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" title=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BoeingDefense\/status\/2079940313972396094\">Ghost Bat<\/a> in June soared alongside crewed aircraft around the Marinas Island Range Complex in the Western Pacific as part of Exercise Valiant Shield 2026. According to Boeing, the CCA participated as F-35A, F-35B and other crewed coalition jets honed tactics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The aircraft were included with U.S. Pacific Command forces to support the U.S. Air Force\u2019s Experimental Operation Unit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> \u201cHaving MQ-28 participate in such a significant military training exercise is a first, and this is just the start of demonstrating how advanced human-machine teaming extends the reach and awareness of crewed platforms and enhances joint force operations,\u201d Steve Parker, the president and chief executive officer of Boeing Defense, Space and Security, said in a release. \u201cWe\u2019ve proven that it\u2019s combat capable.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The integrated exercise came after the Ghost Bat successfully completed a live fire demonstrating, shooting an AIM-120 AMRAAM missile to destroy a drone. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p 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