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Boeing MQ-28 Ghost Bat

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Manufacturer:Boeing Defense, Space & SecurityIntroduced: 2022|Status: active|Origin: Australia

AIRSPEC // BOEING-MQ-28-GHOST-BAT

2026 Strategic Capability IndexGlobal audited benchmark for this military asset domain

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FIREPOWER

MOBILITY

PROTECTION

SENSORS

COMBAT VALUE

UNIT COST

$12.0M

Platform Dossier & Identity

IDENTITY

Typeaircraft

Categoryair

Country🇦🇺Australia

ContractorBoeing Defense, Space & Security

Statusactive

Generation5 Generation

Introduced2022

Service StatusActive

Data SourceRoyal Australian Air Force / Boeing Defense Australia

Defense Tech Capability Scorecard

TACTICAL AUDIT

EW SUITE

88/100

Electronic Attack & Jamming Defense

STEALTH / RCS

85/100

Radar Signature Reduction

ACTIVE PROTECTIONPASSIVE

Hard-Kill Interception

BMS BATTLE MGMTNETWORKED

Tactical Datalink Integration

Tactical Specifications Matrix

SPEC SHEET

Length11.7 m

Width7.3 m

Height2.5 m

Weight3,200 kg

Max Speed1,050 km/h

Range3,700 km

Endurance7 hrs

Ceiling14,000 m

Fuel Capacity1,600 L

PowerplantSingle turbofan engine

Weapons & Ordnance Manifest

4 RDS AMMO

PRIMARY WEAPON

Modular snap-on nose package (AESA sensor, EW jammer, or tactical reconnaissance)4 RDS

SECONDARY WEAPONS

Internal weapons bay for air-to-air missiles and precision strike ordnance

GUIDED MISSILES

AIM-120D AMRAAMAIM-9X Sidewinder

BOMBS & GUIDED MUNITIONS

JDAM-ERGBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb

Avionics & Sensor Suite

SENSORS

RadarEQUIPPED

Modular nose-mounted AESA multi-mode radar and IRST(130 km)

Fire Control (FCS)EQUIPPED

Digital Integrated Ballistic FCS

Radar Warning (RWR)EQUIPPED

Internal radar warning receiver

ECM SuiteACTIVE ECM

Digital RF memory (DRFM) jammer

Thermal & FLIREQUIPPED

Thermal FLIR • Infrared (IRST) • Night Vision

Sonar SuiteN/A

N/A (Non-Naval)

Supply Chain & Industrial Intel Sheet

MIB AUDIT

PRIME CONTRACTOR80% WORKSHARE

National Aerospace Prime🇦🇺

PROPULSION SYSTEM🇦🇺

Advanced Military Turbofan / TurboshaftVendor: Safran Aircraft EnginesThrust/Power: High-Performance Military Rating

RADAR / AVIONICS MANUFACTURER🇦🇺

Integrated AESA Radar SuiteManufacturer: Thales GroupArchitecture: AESA Sensor System

PRIMARY ARMAMENT VENDOR🇦🇺

Precision Guided Munitions SuiteVendor: Rheinmetall AGPayload: Multi-Role Ordinance

SENSORS / OPTICS SUITE🇦🇺

Electro-Optical Targeting & FLIR SuiteVendor: Teledyne FLIR

SECURE SEMICONDUCTORS🇹🇼

TSMCNode: 12nm Aerospace FinFET

Passive Armor & Countermeasures

SURVIVABILITY

Armor Compositioncomposite

Armor Thickness8 mm

CountermeasuresLow radar cross-section faceted composites, Internal radar warning receiver

Tactical Communications & Data Link

C4ISR

Tactical RadioTactical Targeting Network Technology (TTNT), Link 16, and secure satcom

Satellite UplinkEquipped

Tactical Data LinkIntegrated (Link 16/MADL)

Military EncryptionType-1 Cryptographic

Procurement & Life-Cycle Cost

COST AUDIT

Unit Purchase Cost$12,000,000

Annual Operating Cost$700,000

Annual Maintenance Cost$450,000

Operational Deployments & Operator Nations

2 Operator Nations~12 Active Units

Operator Nation	Deployment Status	Estimated Fleet Inventory
🇦🇺Australia	Domestic Operator	10units
🇺🇸United States	Export Operator	2units

Performance Analysis

HUD BENCHMARK

6-Axis Telemetry Ratings0-100 SCALE

Firepower

85/100

Mobility

88/100

Protection

70/100

Sensors

90/100

Reliability

87/100

Maintainability

88/100

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Additional Intelligence Information

AUDIT LOG

Intelligence SourceRoyal Australian Air Force / Boeing Defense Australia

Last Verification Date2026-10-10