Boeing, Rheinmetall push MQ-28 Ghost Bat as Germany’s fast-track to collaborative combat aircraft capability

BLUF

An operationally mature platform would let Berlin prioritise sovereign sensors, weapons and mission software rather than designing a new airframe. A domestic integration ecosystem could support operational fielding by 2029 and future crewed-uncrewed teaming.

Learning Outcomes

• Analyse sovereign mission-system integration challenges on a mature platform.
• Examine modular architecture supporting rapid adaptation and air-to-ground missions.
• Discuss applications for tactics, training and force structures.