Boeing, Rheinmetall team up to speed German collaborative combat aircraft capability build-up

• Rheinmetall entered a collaboration with Boeing to accelerate Germany’s move toward Collaborative Combat Aircraft capabilities using Boeing’s MQ-28 Ghost Bat platform.
• Rheinmetall will act as system integrator in Germany, targeting rapid fielding while keeping mission integration, software development, and related intellectual property in-country.
• The partners positioned MQ-28 as a mature platform for near-term development of manned-unmanned teaming tactics, training, and force design, with a 2029 capability goal.
• Boeing is building a German industrial ecosystem with Rheinmetall, Rohde & Schwarz, Diehl Defence, and Hensoldt to support local integration of sensors and weapons.

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