Template talk:US unmanned aircraft

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Nav template created primarily to replace the hand-done designation sequences. Anytime there's a change, this will make it much easier to update. Akradecki 06:31, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

Should the MQ-1C Warrior be added since it is as much a new aircraft as the MQ-9? Eluchil404 (talk) 01:06, 10 November 2008 (UTC)

Boeing MQ-28 Ghost Bat
Do you have a source for the Boeing MQ-28 Ghost Bat being a US DOD designation? To my knowledge, the Australian MOD sometimes assigns its own designations, such as with the KC-30 and E-7. Most of the sources for the new designation make clear that this is only for the RAAF. I purposely didn't add the MQ-28 for here that reason, so I'm genuinely curious if there's a source that the US has acknowledged the designation. Thanks. BilCat (talk) 17:37, 27 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Actually I don't. I just saw the Q-28 designation being assigned and assumed it was part of the sequence.  Now that I look into it, I see that it was actually assigned by the RAAF. -  ZLEA  T \ C 17:42, 27 March 2022 (UTC)


 * It's an easy assumption to make. It's possible that the US will skip the designation as a placeholder, especially as they may by the drone in the future. It's also possible the US will assign the designation to something else. It's already (apparently) done that with two US aircraft in the series, the RQ-20 and MQ-20! BilCat (talk) 18:02, 27 March 2022 (UTC)


 * See above. BilCat (talk) 21:22, 16 April 2022 (UTC)


 * I wondered about that. I don't have an *official* source yet, but the chart on Designation-Systems which isn't authoriative but has always been accurate before explicitly says the next available US designation is Q-29, so... - The Bushranger One ping only 07:07, 21 April 2022 (UTC)


 * I don't know either. Designation-Systems does list it as an RAAF designation, not US DOD, and I've seen nothing to confirm that the US recognizes the designation. The sources at the time the Australians announced the designation made clear it was official for Australia only, so that's my reasoning for keeping it out for now. BilCat (talk) 07:14, 21 April 2022 (UTC)