Updated
Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 10
Boeing Upgrades MQ-28 Ghost Bat for German Orders, Adding 2 Local Partners
Updated
Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 10

Boeing Upgrades MQ-28 Ghost Bat for German Orders, Adding 2 Local Partners

3 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 10

Summary

  • Boeing said its MQ-28 Ghost Bat can now carry weapons internally, fly farther and haul a larger payload as it vies for German defense orders.
  • The upgrades are aimed at strengthening the drone’s position against rival Helsing in the German competition, Boeing said at the ILA Berlin air show.
  • Rheinmetall is already working with Boeing on local systems integration, and Boeing added two more German partners on Wednesday: Diehl Defence Land Systems and Rohde & Schwarz.
  • The expanded German industrial tie-up underlines Boeing’s push to localize the program as Berlin weighs future uncrewed combat aircraft purchases.

Insights

With a live missile kill, can Boeing's Ghost Bat defeat its German rival’s advanced AI for a key contract?
How will Boeing's new German alliances reshape Europe's future combat air systems and challenge local industry champions?
At $15 million each, is the Ghost Bat a revolutionary force multiplier or a new disposable weapon of war?