Boeing CEO Steve Parker announced the MQ-28 Ghost Bat will conduct its first live-fire test next month, shooting an AIM-120 missile at a real target. This breakthrough test for the autonomous drone comes as interest grows from the U.S. Navy and international partners like Poland.

Boeing executives reveal the F-47 sixth-generation fighter is already in production, targeting a 2028 first flight. Steve Parker credits years of secret X-plane testing and Phantom Works prototyping for the program's rapid pace under the Air Force's NGAD program.