The Future of Air Combat: Embracing Crewed-Autonomous Teaming

Published on February 12, 2024

The Future of Air Combat: Embracing Crewed-Autonomous Teaming

The landscape of air combat is undergoing a revolutionary transformation, shifting from the reliance on expensive stand-alone crewed platforms towards a new era of collaboration between crewed aircraft and autonomous systems. In this context, the development of the MQ-28A Ghost Bat UAV is a pivotal program for the Australian defense industry and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF).

The Ghost Bat, as the first combat aircraft designed and built in Australia in five decades, presents a unique opportunity for Australian involvement in the United States’ future air combat capability development, including the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) project of the US Air Force. Recognizing its significance, the recent defense strategic review of 2023 expressed strong support for the expansion of the Ghost Bat program and its collaboration with the US.

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