Boeing Australia · uncrewed military aircraft
MQ-28 Ghost Bat
An Australian-built jet drone designed to fly with crewed aircraft and carry out missions on its own using AI. In the 2025 missile test it positioned itself and fired after an operator in an E-7A Wedgetail authorised the shot.
- Price
- —military only; about A$1.4 billion added in December 2025 for more Block 2 aircraft and a Block 3 prototype
- Autonomy
- SupervisedHow it runs
- Driverless
- TestingSince 2021-02-27
- Fleet
- 6Reported; details below
- Speed
- 1080.0 km/hFaster than 67%
- Range
- 3700 kmPer charge or tank
Why it matters
Boeing says it was the first autonomous aircraft to complete an air-to-air engagement with an AIM-120 missile, destroying a target drone in December 2025.
Real-world use
MQ-28 aircraft completed crewed-aircraft teaming demonstrations with the RAAF in 2025, including a December air-to-air missile test (Boeing).
Timeline
- First shown
- 2019-02
- Released
- Not yet
Maker
Boeing AustraliaCompanyHow it drives
Fleet and city figures move fast; each carries its date and who reported it.
- Driverless status
- Driverless tests only
- Where it runs
- RAAF Base Woomera and Australian test ranges
- Driverless since
- 2021-02-27
- Fleet
- 6 additional Block 2 aircraft funded in December 2025; first previously contracted Block 2 expected by end-2026 (Australian Defence Ministers, 2025)
How it stacks up
Against other military aircraft that publish the figure. Pick a measure.
MQ-28 Ghost Bat is faster than 67% of the 3 other military aircraft that publish a speed. Bars show the 3 closest in date.
Not published by the maker: height, weight, payload, joints, battery, price.
Public attention
#6 of 215 current vehicles in public attention.
- 48,770 views of its Wikipedia article in the last 90 days (Boeing MQ-28 Ghost Bat)
- No recent press stories listed yet
- about 2 units or vehicles reported by the maker or press (may be a company-wide total)
Measures how much people read and write about a robot, not how good it is. Measured 2026-10-13; same method for every robot. How it is measured
What’s inside
No component details published yet.
- Movement
- Other movement
- How it runs
- Supervised. Works by itself while a person watches and steps in.
From the maker
MQ-28 Ghost Bat is the only vehicle from Boeing Australia in the atlas.
Made, sold and where
No production or sales figures published yet.
- Price
- Not publishedmilitary only; about A$1.4 billion added in December 2025 for more Block 2 aircraft and a Block 3 prototype
- How to get one
- No official buying page found
Sources
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