BLUF
Australia’s MQ-28 uncrewed combat aircraft has completed its first international operations in allied airspace, demonstrating autonomous deployment, expeditionary interoperability and export readiness while advancing collaborative combat aviation capabilities with partner nations.Learning Outcomes
- Understand the strategic significance of deploying autonomous combat aircraft from allied operating locations.
- Explain how the MQ-28 supports future crewed–uncrewed teaming and distributed air operations.
- Identify the importance of autonomous flight testing, expeditionary deployment and payload modularity in modern airpower.
