Australian developers presented an autonomous MQ-28 ghost bat aircraft

< img src = "/uploads/blogs/f9/f2/ib-1IP199js4_237c6fc9.jpg" Alt = "Australian developers presented an autonomous combat aircraft MQ-28 Ghost Bat"/> ~ ~ < P > Australian Bae Systems has signed a 10-year agreement with Boeing Defense Australia on the supply of a sovereign flight management system (VMS) for the MQ-28 Ghost Bat unmanned battlefield. This Agreement formalizes Bae Systems in Ghost Bat, which lasts since 2017, provides key autonomous drone functionality.

< p > mq-28 ghost Bat & mdash; The first over half a century, the combat aircraft, which was designed, has been developed and tested in Australia. Its main purpose & mdash; To act as a multiplier of forces, flying along with piloted fighters to perform combat and intelligence tasks. The aircraft made the first flight in February 2021, and this year is expected to extend the test program.

< p >Ghost Bat has a length of about 11.7 m, wingspan & mdash; 7.3 m, and the maximum flight range up to 3700 km. It is capable of carrying various useful loads in variable modular compartments, including radar or combat systems. Equipped with artificial intelligence, it can autonomously evaluate the situation and make real -time decisions. Ghost Bat is built using composite materials and has a silhouette unimportant for radar.

< p > within the BAE Systems agreement will be responsible not only for autonomous navigation, but also for the development of land control systems and the independent completion of flight & mdash; critical components for safe operation during testing and real missions.

< p > According to Kisa Kristensen, Autonomous System Systems Director and Sensors, BAE Systems Australia, & Laquo; Laquo; Proud with the participation in this innovative project & raquo; and aims to provide Australia's armed forces and allies with the necessary combat autonomy for many years.

< P > Boeing emphasizes that this agreement lays the basis for further expansion of partnerships from BAE Systems in critical directions outside the flight management systems. The Ghost Bat program is also an illustrative example of the Australian approach to the development of national defense technologies and an important link in shaping the common combat forces of the future, where the integration of autonomous systems will play a key role.

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