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In a first, US F-22 pilot controls drone sidekick from cockpit at 50,000 feet

The US Air Force and three major defense contractors have completed a new flight test that moved crewed-uncrewed teaming closer to operational reality, successfully linking an F-22 Raptor fighter with ...
Flightglobal

F-22 successfully controls MQ-20 uncrewed jet in demonstration flight

The US Air Force (USAF) has successfully paired one its Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor stealth fighters with an uncrewed jet in a demonstration flight. The unmanned platform was a General Atomics ...
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 ...
Aviation Today

F-22 Controls Unmanned General Atomics MQ-20 Drone In Industry Demo

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) on Nov. 17 announced the successful test of an F-22 Raptor fighter controlling an MQ-20 Avenger unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) for the first ...
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 ...