The 7 Oldest United States Air Force Bases & Their Strategic Roles

The base is the headquarters of the Twentieth Air Force (20 AF), which is in command of all Air Force intercontinental ...
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F-22 Raptor’s Secret Upgrade Package Makes the World’s Deadliest Fighter Even Harder to Kill

How the F-22 Raptor is receiving a sweeping $7.8–8 billion upgrade package: IR-based IRDS and next-gen IRST sensors, new low-observable coatings, stealthy low-drag tanks, upgraded electronic warfare, ...
The National Interest

J-20 v. F-22: How Do China’s and America’s Greatest Fighter Jets Stack Up?

For now, the F-22 Raptor remains the greatest air superiority fighter ever built. But China is catching up. The Chengdu J-20 and the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor represent the respective apexes of ...
AeroTime

F-22 commands drone in flight as Lockheed Martin advances teaming technology

Lockheed Martin has taken a major step in human-machine teaming, successfully demonstrating control of an uncrewed aerial system (UAS) from the cockpit of an F-22 Raptor during a flight from Nellis ...
The National Interest

F-22’s Secret Drone Test Signals a New Era of Warfare

According to General Atomics, the test flight was enabled via Lockheed’s open radio architectures. While the concept of crewed-uncrewed teaming between next-generation fighter jets and highly ...
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 ...
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 ...