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Rheinmetall and Boeing Australia team up to offer MQ-28 'Ghost Bat' to Germany

Rheinmetall and Boeing Australia have formed a strategic partnership to offer the MQ-28 Ghost Bat collaborative combat aircraft as an uncrewed 'loyal‑wingman' for the Bundeswehr, targeting Germany's fast‑track Luftwaffe CCA requirement and opening the door to wider European sales.

Discovered 2026-03-30T23:38:56.945470-07:00 | 2026-03-30T23:38:56.945470-07:00

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  • The deal creates a direct head‑to‑head for Germany's fast‑track uncrewed collaborative combat aircraft requirement, pitting the Boeing–Rheinmetall team against the Airbus–Kratos UCCA effort (see Airbus–Kratos flight‑test and integration work)
  • It accelerates export ambitions for the MQ‑28: Australia is moving the Ghost Bat toward production and plans operational loyal‑wingman capability by 2028, making an early German order commercially and operationally significant
  • The partnership reflects Rheinmetall's push to broaden its sovereign European defence portfolio and arrives as Germany intensifies review and acquisition steps for a 2029‑era uncrewed combat capability (context on Rheinmetall industrial moves and Germany's procurement timetable)

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