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History Made: F-22 Raptor Stealth Fighter Can Control Combat Drones

Key Points: The F-22 Raptor has crossed a critical threshold, directly controlling an MQ-20 Avenger drone from its cockpit in a recent General Atomics demonstration. -That loyal wingman setup cuts out ...
Aviation Week

F-22 Collaborates With Uncrewed Jet In General Atomics Demo Flight

Credit: Air Force Research Laboratory/U.S. Air Force/Staff Sgt. Tabatha Arellano) DUBAI—An F-22 fighter and an uncrewed jet collaborated in the skies over a remote area of Nevada in a company-funded ...
The Aviationist

F-22 Raptor Takes Control of MQ-20 Avenger During Test

GA-ASI and L3Harris joined forces to demonstrate Crewed-Uncrewed Teaming of an F-22 and MQ-20 using the new BANSHEE datalinks and Pantera radios. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has announced ...
Defense One

The pilot of an F-22 just controlled a drone wingman in flight

High above a Nevada test range, an F-22 pilot took control of a combat drone last month, a first for the Air Force's robot wingman effort. The pilot used a tablet for “command and control” of the ...