MQ-28 Ghost Bat Becomes First Loyal Wingman to Join Multinational Exercise

Boeing’s MQ-28 Ghost Bat has become the first collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) to take part in a multinational military exercise led by the US Air Force.

During Exercise Valiant Shield, the loyal wingman drone operated alongside assets from the US Indo-Pacific Command, including F-35 and F-15EX fighters, HC-130 aircraft, and other Boeing platforms.

The MQ-28 executed flight tactics and operational procedures across the Marianas Island Range Complex in the Western Pacific as part of a hybrid crewed-uncrewed force.

Read the full story on our new publication, The Drone Front: MQ-28 Ghost Bat Becomes First Loyal Wingman to Join Multinational Exercise