Boeing validates Ghost Bat stealth performance
Boeing has validated the stealth of its MQ-28A Ghost Bat in a series of Radar Cross Section (RCS) tests at an undisclosed measurement facility in the USA. This milestone further demonstrates the platform’s maturity, survivability, and ability to deliver cost-effective advanced capability for modern air combat operations, says Boeing in a media release. The MQ-28A…
US Navy selects HII’s ROMULUS USV for next phase of MUSV program
The US Navy has selected HII Mission Technologies’ ROMULUS Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) to advance to the at-sea testing phase of its Medium USV (MUSV) program. The ROMULUS family of USVs is designed to deliver high-endurance, sustained open-ocean autonomy with a focus on lethality, cost, efficiency and scalability. It will support missions including Intelligence, Surveillance,…
Defence to get three Virginia-class Block IV submarines, AUKUS allies to invest in undersea capabilities
Defence will get three second-hand Virginia-class Block IV submarines from the US Navy in about 2032, 2035 and 2038. And the RAN, US Navy and RN have signed an AUKUS Pillar II Signature Project agreement delivering common Uncrewed Underwater Vehicle (UUV) sensors, effectors and enabling systems that can be used across each country’s UUV fleets.…
Ghost Bat achieves first flights in US airspace
The MQ-28A Ghost Bat has completed three operational flight tests on the Point Mugu Sea Range at US Naval Base Ventura County, Point Mugu, California, to validate autonomous operations and demonstrate rapid deployment and sustained operations from an allied location. The deployment is the Australian-developed Ghost Bat’s first international operation in allied airspace and signals…
Defence appoints AECOM to prepare Henderson Defence Precinct
Defence has appointed engineering consulting firm AECOM Australia to undertake site characterisation studies of the site, waters and surrounding environment at the defence precinct at Henderson, Western Australia. AECOM will carry out environmental and ground studies across Western Australia’s Cockburn Sound region, laying the groundwork for future infrastructure at the Henderson Defence Precinct, said Defence…
Saab and GA-ASI fly world’s first uncrewed AEW aircraft
Swedish company Saab and California-based General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) have successfully completed the first flight of the world’s first uncrewed Airborne Early Warning (AEW) aircraft. Saab’s LoyalEye radar sensor was integrated with GA-ASI’s unmanned MQ-9B aircraft. The partnership between the two companies, announced in 2025, aims to enhance airborne early warning surveillance capabilities…
