Boeing Ghost Bat News Today

Australia’s perennially challenged defence industry is now growing strongly, and NSW and Canberra are major employment powerhouses.

Five aerospace companies are bidding for the $6 billion contract to produce new unmanned aircraft for the Air Force. The planes will be AI-piloted and will be able to perform dangerous maneuvers.

Progress on CCA, the AI-piloted “loyal wingman,” and JADC2 command networks will stall if Congress cannot pass funding for fiscal 2024, the Air Force Secretary warned – while China races ahead.

The Ghost Bat drone from Boeing has advanced AI that will make it a formidable flying force when it enters service.

State-of-the-art F-35A Lighting II aircraft, made by Lockheed Martin, roared over Melbourne in recent days, rattling windows and causing locals to look towards the skies.