Here’s why the Valkyrie drone couldn’t translate between F-35 and F-22 jets during a recent test December 18, 2020 A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor and F-35A Lightning II fly in formation with the XQ-58A Valkyrie drone over Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona during a series of tests Dec. 9, 2020. This integrated test follows a series of gatewayONE ground tests that began during the inaugural Air Force on-ramp in December 2019. (Tech. Sgt. James Cason/U.S. Air Force) WASHINGTON Earlier this month, the U.S. Air Force embarked on a hotly anticipated test: Could it use a semiautonomous drone, in this case a Kratos XQ-58A Valkyrie equipped with a special payload, to stealthily translate and send data between F-35 and F-22 fighter jets?
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