Ghost Bat Is An Aircraft Like No Other

The Boeing MQ-28 Ghost Bat, is a stealth, multirole, unmanned aerial vehicle in development by Boeing Australia for the Royal Australian Air Force.
Ghost Bat utilizes artificial intelligence and is part of what was previously known as the Loyal Wingman project - an initiative to give fighter pilots an uncrewed partner in the sky.
Will this new aircraft take over the skies?
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[@notimportant8120]

It’s starting to look like the top-down shooter games we had back in the 80s-90s, you gain additional wingmen with the power ups you collect

[@RickyDownhillRDH]

Can you imagine the kinds of maneuvering and G-Forces these future planes will be able to demonstrate without a pilot?

[@cortney3280]

Well USA has that already

[@cortney3280]

They got phantoms and f16 without pilots

[@RickyDownhillRDH]

@@cortney3280 Nah man. I mean in 10 or 20 years. 👍🏼

[@benz9063]

NGAD is meant to do that.

[@NineSeptims]

@Lasha Japaridze yup dogfight capability isnt important anymore. modern air to air missiles made that rare and they teach you to let off missiles and run.

[@mrwatcherofmovies]

Ghost Bat + Wing Man = Bat Man

[@hifinsword]

Where does that leave Robin? 😄

[@grey5135]

You could have guessed that that was a Boeing product without being told it's got their look for sure. It's kind of cool to see the design language between manufacturers a lot like automakers have their unique design language.

[@L33tSkE3t]

Yea, I can see that. It Kind of looks like the BOEING YF-32 prototype, their Phantom UAV, MQ-25 Stingray UAV, and the Loyal Wingman variant

[@harryhatter2962]

Actually Grey is was fully designed , engineered and manufactured in Australia and had absolutely NO US input so what you say is rubbish!

[@SuperCatacata]

@@harryhatter2962 Does where it was designed or manufactured matter? It's still made by Boeing. Made completely using techniques they have pioneered. And with their complete oversight. Stop being dumb. If you think this joint effort had 0 input or help from Boeing you are lost. Teslas manufactured in China aren't made with 0 input from Tesla. They aren't viewed as Chinese cars either. They are still Teslas. Where they are made or designed doesn't change whos responsible for it being made. And who's emblem goes on it because it is their product.

[@alpacaofthemountain8760]

True

[@alpacaofthemountain8760]

source? @@harryhatter2962

[@ianrobinson8974]

12/07/2022 EXCELLANT. The Australian aviation industry has been in the forefront of innovation for a long time. A UAV was developed and used years and years ago with the name of Jindivik, an Indigenous name, but I cannot remembe its' English translation. They were used as a target UAV before uav's were known as such. Keep up the good work MATES! Boeing is now involved as we do not have our own aircraft manufacturer and longer. CAC brough out by Boeing?

[@koalaseatleaves1277]

It apparently means "The Hunted One"

[@williamhardes8081]

good old Aussie innovation again!

[@yeoshenghong4802]

What it main purpose to take hit for the pilot aircraft? Or to have jamming system or search radar or carry additional AMRAM ?

[@aldisozols2522]

@@yeoshenghong4802 The Jindivik was a target drone, used to train pilots in gunnery. It wasn't meant for combat. It was built in the early 1950s, so was fairly advanced at the time.

[@nedkelly9688]

Go research Australian Hypersonic drone first flight should be next year. Using the Spartan Australian scramjet that records state by company it was used in all HIFIRE Hypersonic tests and built around Ray Stalkers designs. World's fastest scramjet at Mach 12 and first 3D printed one.

[@kcdiazWTV]

Pilot to Ghost Bat: You can be my wingman anytime. Ghost Bat to pilot: Beep bop beep bop.

[@mostlymessingabout]

I’m looking forward to the Ding Bat

[@DansModelBench]

lol. That would be the pilot in the manned aircraft flying with it.

[@rogerwilco5918]

@@larrysmith2485 yeah, but the last guy made him look like Einstein.. The dingbat sounds like something like space cadets would use in "space force". Remember when the reality star repackaged and rebranded Air Force space command, like it was a frozen steak or a cheap vodka, then he acted like he came up with some whole new concept?

[@spartancrown]

@@rogerwilco5918 I remember when for the first time in decades he didn’t start a foreign conflict somewhere and was bringing troops out of conflict zones along with calling others like China and NATO allies on their bullshit and again after decades of no progress got the Abraham accords done for Israel. There isn’t a single accomplishment you can name worth anything that supposed Einstein has accomplished in his decades long membership of the political elite class.

[@rogerwilco5918]

@@spartancrown I guess it's quite impressive that Trump didn't start any War considering he's a Republican. Remember the time he assassinated the vice president of iran?

[@rogerwilco5918]

@@spartancrown do you think things would have gone differently in Afghanistan if Trump hadn't withdrawn all the combat forces and surrendered to the taliban?

[@johnwatson8004]

I love it when you have a good line coach, offensive coach each doing their own job.

[@mick20227]

It's good to see we are stepping up to the challenges of the future! Although six really isn't going to be enough surely! Good video!

[@nedkelly9688]

only six until tests are conducted and if sucessful then would buy more. Australia is going more in to AI drones.. even getting AI drone submarines now too. A Aussie comapny is building a Hypersonic drone now also using a Australian scramjet that they claim is fastest and most advanced in the world, say can control it's speed back and forth and can turn it on and off during flight so can travel further. say it's been in HIFIRE tests and i guess has if are putting it in a drone as rocket tests would of been done first.

[@rebelrob9637]

The pentagon has requested the technology so they can test it and possibly implement it into their programs. They have done the same with the Ghost bat. They want some of their own.

[@timn6864]

The idea isn't to develop a fighter drone to mirror the capability of a piloted aircraft. Imagine them more as a stealthy drone which can triangulate over-the-horizon weapons. A pilot can fire and forget.. then move to other targets while the bat guides it beyond any radar reach.

[@alpacaofthemountain8760]

Thanks

[@Playtime-lu8wj]

The secretive AI control being developed by the Australians is the key to the MQ-28 Ghost Bat.

[@BS-vm5bt]

Now with airbus vs boeing again. Will be interesting to see what differences there will be between NGAD, FCAS and Tempest. Though it is a possibility that Tempest and FCAS merge since we both develop drones that are compatible with each other. Fun to see the old rivalry continue from the civil aviation market to the military domain. Will be interesting what the differences will be between each 6th gen programs capabilities.

[@peterdwyer4609]

Us ozzies have a high engineering standard, and we do more than most realise,,

[@ThomasWLalor]

You make an iconic slouch hat, too

[@nedkelly9688]

Australia is actually a world leader in Hypersonics also.. Australian company claims have the most advanced scramjet in the world and has been used in Australia Hypersonic secret tests, anyway they are building a drone and it's first flight will be next year. world's fastest at Mach 12 also. Australian defence has been behind it all the way and was built off Ray Stalkers designs.

[@johnmay6090]

It's the R double A F.

[@christopherhiggins8238]

The SKYNET Air Force begins... hehe But on a serious note that is cool as hell.

[@bigman23DOTS]

Would be quite significant to be armed internally with a long range anti ship missile and linked to naval vessels in particular the rather naked arufura opvs

[@smeary10]

It'll have swappable modular nose sections that will enable Ghost Bat to do recon, search & rescue, air to air, air to ground, CAS, anti-radar, and electronic spectrum jamming. So a single manned parent aircraft will be able to have a squadron of Ghost Bats flying with it, all with differing nose cones allowing each one to perform a different mission profile on the same mission. The fact that it's extremely stealthy and very fast, and the fact that it's already test flown and that there are a number actually built and testing makes the Ghost Bat the most advanced UAV in the world with its capabilities. Nothing else on the drawing board or operational is this far down the track with these capabilities and perfomance. These will only be made available to close allies.

[@mitchellbutler7068]

Yes impressive, it wont be long till they teach missiles to see the difference in shape between a ghost bat and an F-35 . Heat seeking is the main structure now but with this tech there will be upgrades made to combat it . I think these kind of innovations will have to eventually mimic size and scale of the aircraft they shadow . Brilliant technology

[@aatkarelse8218]

Even the most boring version of this concept has great potential: as an carrier of extra ordinance, having a radar on board so the human pilots are not spotted, as decoys.

[@BeerGutGuy]

Currently a research project, but in the future it will provide air to air, air to ground and surveillance at less than ~10% the cost of a F-35. They can be produced quickly so you don't need to keep a large quantity in storage.

[@MrNightroder01]

you wouldn't know if they are in service doing these missions now.

[@cosmoray9750]

war of propaganda’: John Pilger on.... kzbin.info/www/bejne/q2rTdqKqq9GKY9U share.....

[@Smokeyr67]

@@MrNightroder01 There’s only a few in the air at the moment, being tested out of Amberley (with the Growlers).

[@typeins]

@@Smokeyr67 yeah but you don’t know and nobody of us hopefully will ever know how much they really build from that or already have from future airplanes hiding until they need them in a real conflict

[@nedkelly9688]

@@typeins Australian company and Defence are building a Hypersonic drone with Australias scramjet and they state it's been used in secret tests and is worlds fastest and most advanced in the world. This scramjet been in HIFIRE tests

[@yellowgold4366]

Humans, a creation ourselves, create creations that imitate creations made by the ultimate creator.

[@TheMilpitasguy]

Interesting concept. I knew about the Valkyrie stealth drones as loyal wingmen for the F-35A, just had not thought about them serving as loyal wingmen for E-3 Sentry AWACS as well, negating the need for fighter escorts when they're operating alone. China has made boastful claims about using J-20s as AWACS-killers and midair-refueler-killers before.

[@brianjob3018]

Well-written, friend. Referring to the US, I want to be a stickler and ask isn't something like the E-8 replacing the old E-3? It's also interesting that the profile showed a two-engined AWACS with other than a radome that Australia is using.

[@AusExplorer]

@@brianjob3018 Its called the E-7 Wedgetail. www.airforce.gov.au/technology/aircraft/intelligence-surveillance-and-reconnaissance/e-7a-wedgetail Now operated in by 4 countries and the USA will be replacing their E-3s with it in the next few years. The U.S. Air Force said the E-7 "is the only platform capable of meeting the requirements for the Defense Department’s tactical battle management, command and control and moving target indication capabilities within the time-frame needed to replace the aging E-3.”

[@brianjob3018]

@@AusExplorer How is the West going to keep our orbiting "ducks" out of enemy fighter missile range, which is around 100 miles now, and protect against hypersonics, big naval SAMs and other long-rangers?

[@politenessman3901]

@@brianjob3018 Yes, the US is procuring Wedgetail, if their procurement system as a bit less arthritic they could take advantage of the many pristine B737s looking for new homes because of the aviation downturn from covid and the fuel price spike.

[@hifinsword]

@@politenessman3901 The only airframe the USAF would ever update is the B-52 Buff. Saving money on a used 737 would be an anathema to the USAF. Between the top brass of the USAF and congress members, it's all about spending BIG BUCKS in a congress person's district, not saving $$$.

[@artkingofwholefoods74]

That looks like the Phoenix from G Force!

[@williamwhitney5266]

USA has the White Bat Auss my good friends now have the Ghost Bat Hell Yeah

[@troystaunton254]

Man I’m so excited for this to be paired with USA F35 and of course your next Gen stuff.

[@sporehux8344]

"Operationally useful dive" ? 4:40 , what a fancy way to say Kamikaze action

[@aa2339]

It can be the disposable point man as well.

[@YouTube_user3333]

Aerospace uses metric Australia uses metric This aircraft was built with metric Rest of the world uses metric Americans: I’m not using those commie units 🙄

[@WhoThisMonkey]

Have one large mothership plane, and many drones orbiting it, they can work as countermeasures and payload distribution.

[@DMulabiTalejan]

Thanks for this. What is 'SINGLE COMPOSITE PIECE"? Is this like no joined up parts for the entire thing? Does this mean it was 3D printed?

[@goodshipkaraboudjan]

Sort of David, it means that there was no need for load bearing bulkheads or such. Meaning it's extremely lightweight, the piece is essentially carbon fiber - like an F1 car chassis.

[@RachelBaylesLacey]

Thanks!

[@fredsmith2277]

i find it strange australia is developing this device , i did not think we had the capability ?

[@MattWeberWA]

It's a combination of partnering with and gaining expertise from Boeing and a shitload of latent capacity inherent in any well educated first world economy. Australia has the money and educated workforce to do pretty much anything we want to with a couple of very specific exceptions (nuclear being the big one). We just don't often choose to on a large scale because it's often more economical to buy from overseas where there are established supply chains and larger (often lower cost) workforces. It's perhaps telling that this is the time the government decided we needed to bring some combat aviation manufacturing capabilities on shore. See also the plan to make missiles domestically. They're (not improperly) nervous about strategic autonomy.

[@antbra3262]

With it part of NATO they can do anything

[@Geebax2]

We built the Jindivick remote pilotless aircraft long before the US even had one.

[@disposabull]

@@MattWeberWA Much smaller and dumber countries have gone nuclear, it is not difficult. Politics prevent that from happening not money or education.

[@MattWeberWA]

@@disposabull Don't misunderstand, I don't think we can't do it in principle. We just don't have the industry here, thus we don't really have a very large base of appropriately educated workforce, so spooling up any kind of nuclear industry would take a very long time. AUKUS sub programme might help a little with that, but not so much as we're not building or even refuelling the reactors locally.

[@starman4346]

we gotta pull a F22 move and give this to nobody

[@calebmurphy7343]

Wondering how long it will take China to pirate the shit out of it 🤷‍♂️

[@seanavp]

*But, you do have the F-35.*

[@marrqi7wini54]

Besides everyone else is already starting to implement such drones. Plus this is under Boeing, the US can definitely get this drone or something better if it wishes.

[@stevebell7288]

We’re committed to AUKUS so it’ll be give and take if all three are to benefit

[@lingth]

Hmm so in the near future it will have combat abilities? So late.. how about a version of the Ghost Bat that can also auto refuel midair with tankers.

[@MrSimonw58]

In Australia it's the Wom bat

[@ianlowery6014]

A Bomb What?

[@quecksilber457]

Dang, Oswald Boelke. I served at Jagdbombergeschwader 31 "Boelke" now called Taktisches Luftwaffengeschwader 31 "Boelke".

[@techkid1833]

Okay ghost 🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇👀

[@Larsbor]

So is it suppose to be controlled with bluetooth?

[@HarryCriswell-pz1rm]

Nice!!!!......

[@buzzmeanytime]

We’ll see.

[@tonyklymson8096]

The Chinese knock off could be your Ding Bat .

[@necronlord52]

Oh, God of the Machine, accept those sacred oils! It's only me who sees those red ribbons? They are the Seals of Purity!

[@leslienordman8718]

_Very_ Interesting! :-)

[@nealrcn]

I do not understand why it does not fly supersonic. I know dog fighting is generally done below the speed of sound, Fighters go fast to get into or leave the fight if the wingman cannot keep up that is a problem.

[@forgivemenot1]

Cost, you need more powerful engines and more fuel which means a bigger more expensive aircraft, the advantage of these aircraft is they are expendable in operations, for example say two of these were with a live pilot he could send them ahead into a situation that would mean them getting shot down in the process of completing the mission which is a much more acceptable loss than a very high cost aircraft and pilot.

[@artkingofwholefoods74]

That looks like the Phoenix from G Force!

[@moodhot]

Skynet already in development

[@alexanderbonardi4514]

Calling it "Loyal" would imply disloyalty by the previous wingmen....just saying 😏

[@rogerwilco5918]

Don't You remember When Maverick left Cougar's wing to showboat with the mig? I don't think cougar was "doing just fine on his own", but Maverick still left him..

[@yhird]

Exactly. Well said.

[@Dude408f]

A NK hacker could make it disloyal

[@petersinclair3997]

Believe one goal is to mass produce the Ghost Bat at a cost of AUD 2 million per unit, and to AI controlled swarms.

[@rebelrob9637]

The US wants them now too. To integrate into their NGAD program and fly alongside their 6th gen fighter which will replace the F22.

[@FaithfulFumoFan23]

The future is now!

[@badmarshmallow9211]

I’m in the Australian Air Force Cadets and we learn about this drone in our squadron bc some of us will eventually be flying alongside this thing. In the future, we learnt that RAAF pilots will act more like mobile command centres that give out orders and info to the drones and they will protect the human pilots. It’s kinda cool but idk what they’ll be about to do about protecting human pilots from long range hypersonic missiles like the Russian R-37. In my opinion human pilots aren’t going to be used for combat missions in the future but logistical missions instead. Idk tho. Curious to know what u guys think.

[@goodshipkaraboudjan]

AAFC, so you don't get given much info. Just look forward to bivouacs and learning how to march. If you join the RAAF don't expect to be straight into unmanned gear.

[@badmarshmallow9211]

@@goodshipkaraboudjan Ik, I’m not really planning to join the RAAF and I know that drones won’t be running SEAD or anything like that overnight. I just think that it’s cool that some of the people I know might get the chance to fly alongside a drone.

[@donpierce4829]

The US Navy and AF is going to order quite a few. What's really unique is they have interchangeable front noses that can be changed for different missions!!

[@gfy69]

The 1st option, wow...

[@unkn0wnv1rus3]

While it is very cool, it is kinda scary to think that fleets of these aircraft can being controlled by a rogue AI in the future.

[@Dude408f]

1. That idea lacks originality. 2. Controlling a fleet would require purpose. To have an AI with purpose of it's own and that purpose to be nefarius will require much time, IMHO. 3. A state or some terrorists would try to hack and control a fleet of drones MUCH sooner. Therefore, I think you should worry about that more than worrying about an evil AI

[@peterweller8583]

There is a lot of potential in UCAV's One I am sure has been decided by more countries than mentioned.

[@DJ70404]

Wow... we have a whole 3 of em. Do we even have 3 yet?

[@robman2095]

Do you know anything about how aircraft are developed?

[@DJ70404]

@@robman2095 I know a little bit.

[@therealfearsome]

hum...single structure resin infused,.....20G?....

[@constructiongabay4609]

Eddie is going to be real in 10 years.

[@tinaliebe5118]

That’s if we don’t scrap it first 😁😁😁🇦🇺

[@Zetraxes]

did they say it is made out of resin?

[@hdmccart6735]

Resin infused composite materials. Like an F1 car.

[@rickyboy5274]

IT'S A DUD !!!

[@311Bob]

Whats their purpose again? A missile sponge? I think it would be cheaper to trail decoys behind the jet than this thing. Arm it with extra aa missiles and you have it but supper stealth it and let it fly way behind or way out front and things get interesting

[@joelhungerford8388]

In Australia a wingman is a good friend who helps you pick up women haha

[@biswajitbhattavharjya2115]

Technology?

[@Depresdude]

If it's a ucav wingman but there is no man controlling it.. then it's a wing?

[@stephenstalking2149]

Are the doors fully bolted?

[@hifinsword]

That would be the Lockheed version, not the Boeing version! 😀

[@dezent]

Wonder what amazing name it will get when someone realize Boeing forgot to screw down the hatches.

[@downundergarage6968]

love how they are using cheapo Bunnings drill tool.. hope the wingman does not fall apart after 2 years..

[@JohnDoe-fn6zd]

One time, there was a movie of one UAV, pilot by AI flying with 3 aircrafts with human pilots, AI pilot tech is so advance it can do better than human pilot.. Now. It is a reality... Wow

[@cab6273]

This is the future

[@lookupthereupinthetrees9860]

No doubt these things could be used as long range anti-shipping cruise missiles if the need arose.

[@adamwest1138]

As an Airport Inspector- WHY DO YOU HAVE TOUCHDOWN MARKERS THE WHOLE WAY DOWN YOUR CGI RUNWAY. It hurts my eyes @5:23

[@phantom7694]

❤

[@animalanimal7939]

What about space ghost

[@ianlowery6014]

Whither goest thou?

[@sirdrip1313]

This exact same thing is in Halo ODST

[@rickblackwell6435]

Man, can you turn the music down please.

[@paghilumdihauy]

chaynaaa wants this jets as well, HAHHAHAHHAAHHA

[@pedrojim7667]

Stealth

[@lostbirdsproduction]

U.S. Wingman

[@KCJbomberFTW]

Why only six? Why not 400?

[@tunguyenvan7922]

Norman

[@TheGito413]

That's Eddie, he killed Jaime Fox in Stealth.

[@hrhamada1982]

prefer Valkyrie over Ghost Bat

[@flotech11]

Anyone thinking District 9?

[@blisteringstars]

why tf would it dogfight when it can bvr

[@SuperJohn12354]

It’s called loyal wingman

[@troystaunton254]

Man I’m so excited for this to be aligned with the F35. But imagine what it’ll do with the USA 6th generation planes. It and other will make Russia’s and china’s airforces redundant.

[@razony]

Ghost Mav. (Maverick) Sounds better. Bat sounds... Batty. But I'm American.

[@jonathanmeisman5794]

1:33 a Ryobi drill?!?!? On a multi million aircraft?

[@zelious9464]

Can't get much more Australian than doing something important with a $50 Ryobi drill from Bunnings XD

[@AlexMadhi]

look for kizilelma

[@johnbrown6189]

Would you want a Boeing product as your wing man?

[@bbgcars]

WOW THE MOVIE STEALTH BECOMES REALITY!

[@captainmanic]

If it can't keep with supersonic fighters what good is it. Another RAAF waste of money!

[@kellyr2681]

No mention of the internal weapons bay.....lol.

[@buzzmeanytime]

Does it come with a Gun?

[@stevoc9930]

I seen this movie it starred Jamie Foxx.

[@michaelusswisconsin6002]

AC7?

[@Nosce_Te_Ipsum88]

the other is Kizilelma from Turkiye sorry

[@maxbgi70]

Will it shoot down its own wingman? Never know with boeing. Lol…. Missles may unexpectedly shoot!

[@Tribune123]

The future is One pilot in One Powerful, direct trajectory Jet (The center), surrounded by Several autonomous wing men (The Flanks). The Ancient world meets the future.

[@Dude408f]

That configuration could be weaker than a pack of aircrafts that are more interchangeable

[@AmySmith-w5n]

Denesik Corner

[@harryhatter2962]

It will be devloped with a scram jet engine.......which is more than mach 7

[@petersinclair3997]

Mach 7. Then twenty of them, autonomously communicating with each other? No pilot in the air?