Boeing MQ-28 Deploys From Pacific Airfield to Inform U.S. 6th-Gen Uncrewed Fighter Programs

3 articles · Updated · The Air Current · Jun 26

Boeing’s MQ-28 has begun operating from a remote Pacific airfield, extending the drone’s testing beyond home-base flights and putting it in conditions closer to potential Indo-Pacific operations.
The deployment is aimed at feeding data into U.S. uncrewed fighter efforts, as the Pentagon and industry push autonomous aircraft that can team with next-generation manned jets.
The move gives Boeing a live demonstration opportunity even though the MQ-28 still has no Pentagon customer, leaving the aircraft in a technology-influencing role rather than a funded U.S. program of record.

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