The Boeing Company revealed new capabilities for its MQ-28 Ghost Bat combat drone at the ILA Berlin Air Show on Wednesday, including increased range, carrying capacity, and expanded weapons options.
"That additional capacity gives operators freedom to balance payload and endurance to configure for the mission at hand, whether that means carrying extra fuel for longer-range operations, increasing weapons carriage, or any combination of both," MQ-28 Global Program Director Glen Ferguson said. Boeing said the upgraded aircraft features a wing more than 25% larger and can carry two AMRAAM missiles or four Small Diameter Bombs internally.
Ferguson said the upgrades, developed with the Royal Australian Air Force, "will be progressively released to the fleet through a spiral upgrade program." Australia agreed in December to acquire six operational MQ-28A Ghost Bat drones under a A$1.4 billion contract with Boeing Defence Australia after the aircraft completed a live missile test against an aerial target.
https://breakingthenews.net/Article/Boeing-expands-MQ-28-combat-capabilities/66478167
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