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The Loyal Wingman program will now get an additional 454 million Australian dollars, or $317 million, from the Australian government.In addition to the six drones purchased in 2021, the funds will provide the Royal Australian Air Force with seven MQ-28A Ghost Bat drones that were recently given a new moniker throughout the next two to three years.The Coalition Government has contributed more than $105 million, or 150 million Australian dollars, to the joint venture between the RAAF and Boeing Defence Australia since 2017.A little more than two years after the project’s inception, the first Ghost Bat took to the skies in February 2021. A second aircraft has recently joined the flight testing program, the minister stated. Another is currently being prepared for testing in flight later this year.The Ghost Bat is being created with the intention of acting as a Loyal Wingman under the control of a piloted aircraft. To conduct intelligence gathering, surveillance, reconnaissance, and tactical early warning missions, the aircraft might potentially be commanded from a ground station. The aircraft’s nose can be changed depending on the mission to carry different payloads.