The first military aircraft to be built in Australia in over half a century has been given a new name, the MQ-28A Ghost Bat. Boeing congratulated the Australian government and Royal Australian Air Force on the selection, with the Loyal Wingman development program name to be phased out. The new military designator and name was…
Two Loyal Wingman aircraft have recently completed flight missions from South Australia’s Woomera Range complex, the Department of Defence and Boeing have said in an update. The Royal Australian Air Force and Boeing Australia are partnered on the Boeing Airpower Teaming System, which also involves over 30 Australian businesses. “We’re in a steady rhythm of…
Comment by Peter Roberts It has been a week of big news for the Australian aerospace industry and Boeing in particular. Boeing is already the most important aviation manufacturer in the country, manufacturing the moveable surfaces for the Boeing 787 all-composite aircraft at its Fishermen’s Bend plant in Melbourne. It is likely to be even…
The Department of Defence has released video footage of the Boeing Loyal Wingman unmanned aircraft’s first flight, at the same time as it was confirmed the government would spend $115 million on a further three aircraft. The prototype – one of three engineered and built in Australia – flew under the supervision of a Boeing…
Boeing Australia and the Royal Australian Air Force have announced a successfully completed first test flight for the Boeing Loyal Wingman autonomous plane, the first military aircraft to be designed and manufactured in Australia in over half a century.
The Boeing Loyal Wingman has moved under its own power for the first time, ahead of planned flight by the year’s end. The prototype aircraft achieved a maximum speed of 14 knots (26 kilometres per hour) and demonstrated several activities while maneuvering and stopping on command, according to a statement from Boeing. Boeing is developing…
Boeing Australia will build on its existing presence in Queensland with a decision to produce the Loyal Wingman unmanned jet being developed for the RAAF in the state. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announced a partnership with Boeing to assemble the first military aircraft to be designed, engineered and manufactured in Australia in more than 50 years.…
The turbofan of the first Loyal Wingman autonomous aircraft has been powered up, Boeing Australia has announced.
The US Air Force has launched a competition to develop AI software to control groups of highly capable unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) flying in formation with conventional jet aircraft such as the F-35 joint strike fighter. The USAF intends to let a number of development contracts for the software, known as Skyborg, according to a…
BAE Systems has been selected to provide key components of the Loyal Wingman unmanned jet aircraft being developed by Boeing Defence Australia and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). Adelaide-based BAE will supply the unmanned flight vehicle management technology, simulation capabilities, flight control computers and navigation equipment for the aircraft. BAE has considerable experience in…
