Rheinmetall and Boeing Australia have entered into a strategic partnership to offer the MQ-28 Ghost Bat as a mature solution for the Bundeswehr\u2019s procurement of collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) into Germany by 2029.<\/p>\n
Boeing\u2019s MQ-28 Ghost Bat has completed more than 150 flights and has been designed, developed and manufactured in Australia for the Royal Australian Air Force and other allied nations.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A proven autonomous CCA, it will act as a force multiplier, teaming with manned platforms to provide critical combat mass in highly contested airspace. Its modular design and autonomous behaviours support a broad range of mission capabilities, including reconnaissance, electronic warfare, and the integration of weapons systems.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Under the partnership, Rheinmetall, with its experience in 5th-generation fighter aircraft and unmanned systems and its strong industrial base, will be the system manager for MQ-28 in Germany, overseeing system integration into existing and future command and weapon systems of the Bundeswehr, adaptation to national requirements and ensuring operational, maintenance, and logistical support.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWith Boeing Defence Australia as a partner, we are laying the groundwork to optimally tailor the MQ-28 to the Bundeswehr\u2019s requirements,\u201d said Armin Papperger, CEO of Rheinmetall AG. \u201cAs a system integrator, we ensure that integration, operation, and further development come from a single source while simultaneously strengthening industrial value creation in the form of an industrial hub in Germany and Europe. We see revenue potential for Rheinmetall in the range of three-digit millions of euros.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The strategic partnership ensures a high level of national and sovereign value creation and supply security in Germany.<\/p>\n
The MQ-28 Ghost Bat\u2019s open, modular system architecture allows for continuous upgrades and rapid capability growth. Rheinmetall will support a dedicated digital environment in country, where engineers from both Germany and Australia contribute, test and validate new software and hardware innovations.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is not just a partnership between our companies but between two great countries, Germany and Australia, who share a similar strategy for integrating<\/p>\n
collaborative combat aircraft into their air forces,\u201d said Dr. Brendan Nelson, president of Boeing Global. \u201cOur partnership will see Germany\u2019s industrial base leverage years of Australian innovation and investment to field and evolve MQ-28 for the Bundeswehr.\u201d<\/p>\n
The collaboration supports joint development, testing and the systematic growth of German content on the Australian-developed platform and offers the Bundeswehr considerable time savings in the deployment of a CCA capability by 2029.<\/p>\n
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