Boeing’s Block 3 MQ-28 Ghost Bat to gain weapons bays, longer wings
The aircraft's wingspan will expand from 6 meters to 7.3 meters, or 20 to 24 feet.
5 companies, 5 parts: Honeywell pilot seeks to build out AUKUS sub industrial base
“The long-term play for Honeywell is we want to be able to expand our capacity and meet demand with increased and resilient supply chains,” Honeywell executive Lee Davis told Breaking Defense. “The organization sees Australia as a good place to invest in a secure, like-minded nation.”
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Meeting Zero Trust goals while maintaining information dominance
Balancing security and access to data are critical to providing users with trustworthy, reliable data for real-time decisions.
The sights of Avalon Air Show 2025 day one [PHOTOS]
Here's what the first day of the Avalon Air Show, located just outside of Melbourne, Australia, looked like.
After delays, L3Harris expects first MC-55A delivery to RAAF this year
Australia contracted with L3Harris via the US Air Force’s foreign military sales process in 2019, with a program of record for four aircraft - but the project has been beset by delays
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The future of autonomous airpower: Collaborative Combat Aircraft in the Royal Australian Air Force
The development of the YFQ-42A is the first in a series of Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA), highly autonomous armed jets that can operate independently or with other uncrewed and crewed aircraft.
RAAF head announces wingman testing for Ghost Bat drone
"Our first challenge is to strengthen our workforce, more specifically to address the shortfalls in those specific masteries and experience levels that constrain our capacity to grow," the chief of the Royal Australian Air Force said.
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Breaking the Pentagon’s new bottleneck of time
As threats evolve, the winning model ties digital engineering to manufacturing capacity and a reindustrialized supply chain.
Aussies aim for $1B in exports of Loyal Wingman, now ‘Ghost Bat’
“Selecting the Ghost Bat, an Australian native mammal known for teaming together in a pack to detect and hunt, reflects the unique characteristics of the aircraft’s sensors and Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance abilities, and is a fitting name for this pioneering capability,” Glen Ferguson of Boeing said.
The US Air Force Just Inched Closer To Buying Boeing’s E-7A Wedgetail
The upcoming sole source contract to Boeing for more data on the Wedgetail suggests that the service may seek to eschew a competition.
The Future is Now: The RAAF & Boeing Australia Build F-35’s Unmanned Wingman
I have been travelling to Australia and working with the Williams Foundation in Canberra for five years. What I have found most fascinating about my time there and the journey of discovery of the RAAF is how they have fully embraced the F-35 and reshaping the eco system for the 21st century air combat force they […]
Australia Broadens Its Military Relationships With Shipbuilding Deals
CANBERRA: As the Chinese challenge grows, Australia is clearly concerned about expanded Chinese influence within Australia and with regard to Chinese efforts to reshape the external environment to expand the influence and power of the Chinese authoritarian state. Clearly the United States remains Australia’s core ally in dealing with the Chinese challenge, but as […]
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Not just selling into the kingdom, but building partnership with Saudi Arabia’s defense industry
Partnerships with outside industry are a cornerstone of the kingdom’s ambitious growth strategy.
Carriers Aren’t The Only Big Targets: The Challenges of Mobile Basing
For years, we’ve heard about how vulnerable aircraft carriers are to enemy fire. They’re big. They’re not that fast — compared to a missile. But a big airbase isn’t exactly mobile. While it can be hardened, its location is well known. So, this year the Pentagon requested $361 million for deployable airbase systems as part […]
Aussie Tankers Knit Coalition Forces Together
Afghanistan and operations in the Middle East against jihadist terror groups mark the rebirth of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) as probably the most modern and innovative air force among US allies and partners. The Aussies deployed a new force package during their most recent Middle East engagement, as C-17s, F/A-18As and F/A-18Fs operated with the E-7 Wedgetail Air Battle Management aircraft and the A330 MRTT tanker.
Aussie F-35A Drives Historic Shift To USAF Focus From USN
RAAF BASE WILLIAMTOWN: The unique capabilities of the 72 F-35As Australia will buy are driving the close US ally to rethink and build new infrastructure to protect the aircraft’s highly classified stealth capabilities, as well as its data, Air Commodore Michael Kitcher said during a visit here. The Royal Australian Air Force Air Combat Group Commander is […]
More Than Joint: The Aussies Forge A Way Ahead
Australian Air Marshal Leo Davies highlighted the “institutional interoperability which the Royal Australian Air Force was shaping with its closest allies, and notably with the US Air Force and the US Navy during his recent visit to the US. The Aussies are not simply camp followers – they are shaping a way ahead an integrated […]