Overview
- Boeing disclosed Monday that it conducted Radar Cross Section (RCS) tests on an MQ-28 Ghost Bat and judged the results to validate the aircraft’s stealth performance.
- The company says the RCS testing shows the MQ-28 reduces the range at which enemy radars can detect and engage it, and that the data will be used to guide procurement, certification and tactics.
- The RCS milestone builds on a series of recent operational steps for the program, which began development in 2017, first flew in 2021 and has completed more than 150 flights.
- Boeing has also demonstrated crewed–uncrewed teaming and weapons employment, including a December 2025 autonomous AIM-120 engagement, and completed the platform’s first international sorties at Point Mugu in May 2026 to validate allied deployment.
- Key details remain undisclosed: Boeing has not released numeric RCS figures, which airframes or blocks were tested, or any formal U.S. service commitments, leaving export prospects and exact survivability margins as the next items to watch.