Australian Military, Boeing Join Forces on New ‘Loyal Wingman’ Combat Drone

The unmanned aircraft will be able to fly up to 2,000 nautical miles—roughly the distance from New York to Venezuela

Australia’s military has teamed up with Boeing Co. to develop a combat drone almost as big as a fighter jet, intensifying a global arms race that has seen China and Russia add new stealth fighters and unmanned aircraft to their fleets.

Boeing said the unmanned aircraft would be able to fly up to 2,000 nautical miles—roughly the distance from New York to Venezuela—and carry out electronic warfare and surveillance missions. Officials in Canberra want the drone to protect warplanes such as Lockheed Martin Corp.’s F-35 fighter,...

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