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.

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