{"id":93843,"date":"2024-07-24T17:37:23","date_gmt":"2024-07-24T07:37:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/australianaviation.com.au\/?p=1390393"},"modified":"2024-07-24T17:37:23","modified_gmt":"2024-07-24T07:37:23","slug":"no-weapons-for-the-ghost-bat-as-drone-program-shifts-to-recon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=93843","title":{"rendered":"No weapons for the Ghost Bat as drone program shifts to recon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"361\" src=\"https:\/\/australianaviation.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/The-Loyal-Wingman-now-Ghost-Bat-autonomous-aircraft-flying-in-Woomera-SA-in-2021-Defence-FLTLT-Ricky-Treloar-1024x578.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image wp-image-148424 wp-post-1390393\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;\" 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https:\/\/australianaviation.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/The-Loyal-Wingman-now-Ghost-Bat-autonomous-aircraft-flying-in-Woomera-SA-in-2021-Defence-FLTLT-Ricky-Treloar-370x209.jpg 370w, https:\/\/australianaviation.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/The-Loyal-Wingman-now-Ghost-Bat-autonomous-aircraft-flying-in-Woomera-SA-in-2021-Defence-FLTLT-Ricky-Treloar-157x88.jpg 157w, https:\/\/australianaviation.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/The-Loyal-Wingman-now-Ghost-Bat-autonomous-aircraft-flying-in-Woomera-SA-in-2021-Defence-FLTLT-Ricky-Treloar-770x431.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>A government source this week confirmed to The Australian that plans to make the Ghost Bat a \u201ckiller drone\u201d had been shelved after manufacturer Boeing lost out on a US program to make autonomous combat jets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A government source this week confirmed to The Australian that plans to make the Ghost Bat a 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