MARKMILES77
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Looks like someone thought Boeing's Ghostbat was worth copying!
Unmanned and Autonomous Air Vehicles
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They do say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.Looks like someone thought Boeing's Ghostbat was worth copying!
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Sounds like it is another privately funded program yet to win backing from the German government. The Europeans are seemingly caught up in all these development programs that never seem to go anywhere.
In the meantime the Ghost Bat is on the verge of entering production. Feels weird Australia being ahead of the curve for a change.
Basically the German government has a (tentative) requirement for a deep strike unmanned platform with a 2029 introduction target horizon. The Air Force supposedly handed select defence companies and startups detailed specs on that in late July, and this one seems to be the possible offer Helsing cooked up for that requirement in the short time.
One of their competitors for the same concept is Airbus Defence having partnered with Kratos with the aim of "europeanizing" the XQ-58A Valkyrie as a possible offer. The other competitor is Rheinmetall apparently having partnered with Anduril, although i don't think they've publicized any concrete project yet unlike the others.
P.S. Considering Helsing's connections within various levels of government and possible (political) issues with the US origin of Airbus' offer it's not that unlikely they'll at least get some sort of development contract out of it.
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