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Boeing touts MQ-28 Ghost Bat low-RCS validation as USAF CCA Increment 1 selects between Loyal-wingman contenders

Boeing says the MQ-28A “Ghost Bat” has validated a low radar cross section (RCS) ahead of the U.S. Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) Increment 1 winner selection this year. The service plans to start Increment 2 after picking between competing airframe concepts, including Anduril’s YFQ-44A Fury.

Discovered 2026-06-04T06:57:22.292124-07:00 | 2026-06-04T06:57:22.292124-07:00

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What Hype is tracking

The USAF is converging on a CCA Increment 1 winner this year, setting the procurement trajectory that will shape how loyal-wingman platforms enter Increment 2.
Boeing’s low-RCS validation is a concrete survivability-relevant data point in a competitive field, following its recent U.S.-based autonomous testing of the MQ-28 (see MQ-28 Ghost Bat completes first US-based autonomous test flights off California).
Other CCA competitors are also driving toward operational risk reduction—e.g., GA-ASI resuming YFQ-42A testing after an April prototype mishap—underscoring how quickly programs are being pressure-tested (see GA-ASI restarts flight testing of YFQ-42A CCA after April prototype crash).

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