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 "slug": "rheinmetall-boeing-mq-28-ghost-bat-bundeswehr-system-manager-luftwaffe-2029",
 "title": "Rheinmetall and Boeing Partner on MQ-28 Ghost Bat for Bundeswehr; Rheinmetall as System Manager",
 "url": "https://www.grosswald.org/rheinmetall-boeing-mq-28-ghost-bat-bundeswehr-system-manager-luftwaffe-2029/",
 "canonical": "https://www.grosswald.org/rheinmetall-boeing-mq-28-ghost-bat-bundeswehr-system-manager-luftwaffe-2029/",
 "type": "dispatch",
 "published": "2026-03-31T21:12:00.000+02:00",
 "updated": "2026-07-29T18:52:54.000+02:00",
 "excerpt": "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDüsseldorf, 31 March 2026\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKey points\n\n\n * Rheinmetall and Boeing Australia on 31 March announced a strategic partnership to offer the MQ-28 Ghost Bat as the mature solution for the Bundeswehr's Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) procurement, with Luftwaffe service entry target 2029\n * Rheinmetall assumes the role of system manager: integration into Bundeswehr command and weapons systems, adaptation to national requirements, and operational / logistical / maintenance support; CEO ",
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 "tags": [
  "defense-industry",
  "drones-uav",
  "air-space",
  "dez-german-defense-zeitenwende"
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 "sources": [],
 "entities": [
  "airbus",
  "bundeswehr",
  "fcas",
  "germany",
  "helsing",
  "hensoldt",
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