{"id":24646,"date":"2021-03-02T22:12:33","date_gmt":"2021-03-02T22:12:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2021\/03\/02\/australia-makes-another-order-for-boeing-made-loyal-wingman-drones-after-a-successful-first-flight\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T22:01:05","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T22:01:05","slug":"australia-makes-another-order-for-boeing-made-loyal-wingman-drones-after-a-successful-first-flight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/air\/2021\/03\/02\/australia-makes-another-order-for-boeing-made-loyal-wingman-drones-after-a-successful-first-flight\/","title":{"rendered":"Australia makes another order for Boeing\u2019s Loyal Wingman drones after a successful first flight"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 The Royal Australian Air Force on Tuesday signed a $115 million contract to buy three more autonomous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/air\/2020\/05\/04\/boeing-rolls-out-australias-first-loyal-wingman-combat-drone\/\" target=_blank>\u201cLoyal Wingman\u201d drones<\/a> from Boeing, raising its total order <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/digital-show-dailies\/avalon\/2019\/02\/27\/boeing-unveils-loyal-wingman-drone\/\" target=_blank>to six aircraft <\/a>just days after the first system made its inaugural flight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following a series of ground tests to validate its navigation and pilot control systems, the first Loyal Wingman \u2014 which Boeing also calls the Airpower Teaming System \u2014 took flight from Woomera Range Complex in South Australia on Feb. 27, the company announced on Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the flight, the aircraft followed a preplanned route where the vehicle flew at different speeds and altitudes. The drone was monitored by a Boeing test pilot located on site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMost of the interaction by the human is really in mission planning,\u201d said Shane Arnott, Boeing\u2019s ATS program director. \u201cThe test pilot was in the loop throughout. He gave commands at each phase, if you will \u2014taxi, takeoff, return \u2026 it\u2019s almost as simple as that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eventually, the Loyal Wingman will be able to fly autonomously with manned fighter jets, and may even use artificial intelligence in order to respond to new information on the battlefield. However, for this first flight, testing the drone\u2019s AI capabilities was not a major priority, Arnott said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a statement, RAAF Air Vice-Marshal Cath Roberts, Australia\u2019s head of air force capability, called the first flight a significant step forward for the program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Loyal Wingman project is a pathfinder for the integration of autonomous systems and artificial intelligence to create smart human-machine teams,\u201d she said. \u201cThrough this project we are learning how to integrate these new capabilities to complement and extend air combat and other missions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Loyal Wingman air vehicle is 38 feet long and has a 24 foot wingspan, with a removable nose that can be packed with mission-specific sensors and other payloads. It can fly at a range in excess of 2,000 nautical miles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ATS is the \u201cfirst military combat aircraft to be designed, engineered and manufactured in Australia in more than 50 years,\u201d according to Boeing. More than 35 Australian companies, including BAE Systems Australia, RUAG Australia, AME Systems and Ferra Engineering, are involved in the production of the aircraft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Boeing rolled out the first ATS system in May 2020, and has other aircraft in development. Arnott declined to discuss future tests of the system or when the six systems would be delivered to the RAAF.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Soon Australia won\u2019t be the only air force operating the system. The air vehicle also serves as the basis for Boeing\u2019s entrant in the Skyborg program for the U.S. Air Force, said Jerad Hayes, Boeing\u2019s senior director of autonomous aviation and technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re leveraging a common core across all of the programs,\u201d Hayes said. What\u2019s different, he added, will be the specific mission equipment \u2014 items like communications gear and sensors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Boeing has multiple payloads in development for different customers, said Arnott, who declined to give further details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In December, the U.S. Air Force awarded Boeing, General Atomics and Kratos contracts to produce air vehicles for<a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/air\/2020\/12\/07\/these-three-companies-will-build-prototypes-for-the-air-forces-skyborg-drone\/\" target=_blank> the Skyborg program<\/a> , which seeks to create a low-cost, artificially intelligent, autonomous drone that can perform missions in contested environments alongside fighter aircraft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the time, Boeing received $25.7 million for a two-year period of performance. 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