Boeing MQ-28 Ghost Bat Demonstrates Autonomous Sorties From Austere Pacific Airfields

By Atharva Gosavi · Interesting Engineering · 2026-08-07

According to Interesting Engineering, the U.S. Air Force recently concluded an eleven-day deployment of Boeing’s MQ-28 Ghost Bat at Rota in the Northern Mariana Islands. The Experimental Operations Unit utilized the Valiant Shield 2026 exercise to test how these uncrewed aircraft

According to Interesting Engineering, the U.S. Air Force recently concluded an eleven-day deployment of Boeing’s MQ-28 Ghost Bat at Rota in the Northern Mariana Islands. The Experimental Operations Unit utilized the Valiant Shield 2026 exercise to test how these uncrewed aircraft