The German defence electronics company joins Rheinmetall, Diehl Defence and Rohde & Schwarz on the Boeing-led team. HENSOLDT will provide platform-independent technology and integration support for the MQ-28 Ghost Bat proposal.
“Joining Boeing’s Industry Team Germany is a logical next step for HENSOLDT. The MQ-28 Ghost Bat is a highly capable platform, and our contribution goes well beyond sensors,” said Dietmar Thelen, Head of HENSOLDT´s Multi-Domain Solutions Division.
“We bring mission system integration, decades of in-service support expertise, and the ability to anchor national key technologies within a solution that will be supported by the German defence ecosystem. This is exactly what it means to be a platform-independent partner.”
The MoU reflects HENSOLDT’s strategy of acting as a platform-independent technology partner. The company will provide options for sensor suites, mission-system elements and integration services.
HENSOLDT will also draw on its experience in sustainment and lifecycle support, from entry into service through operations. The aim is to help ensure the Luftwaffe can deploy the MQ-28 Ghost Bat with full operational readiness inside the German ecosystem, if selected by the German Armed Forces.
“With HENSOLDT, we are bringing another strong German industrial partner on board our MQ-28 Ghost Bat team,” said Dr. Michael Haidinger, President of Boeing Germany. “HENSOLDT´s expertise in the fields of sensor technology and mission system integration significantly strengthens our team, enabling us to bring a sovereign German CCA solution to the Luftwaffe.”
The agreement strengthens Boeing’s industry team as it seeks to offer a German-supported MQ-28 system. The team plans to combine German technologies, industrial capacity and sustainment arrangements in support of a locally backed Collaborative Combat Aircraft.
Boeing’s German MQ-28 Ghost Bat team is now built around four domestic partners. The structure is intended to embed German sovereign capabilities into the aircraft offering for the Luftwaffe.
