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Air Force Tankers Will Soon Be Able to Share Data With F-35 and F-22 Fighters

Air Force Tankers Will Soon Be Able to Share Data With F-35 and F-22 Fighters The service plans to employ a number of KC-46 tanker aircraft equipped with a pod filled with communications equipment that could translate between the two waveforms.   Soon the United States Air Force’s Boeing KC-46 aerial refueling tankers will be outfitted with new equipment that will enable it to serve as a node in the service’s new Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS). The system is the Department of the Air Force’s contribution to the Combined Joint All Domain Command and Control (CJADC2), a Department of Defense effort to digitally connect all elements of the United States military across all five warfighting domains including air, land, sea, space and cyberspace.

How U-2 Spy Plane Helps F-22, F-35 Fighters Talk to Each Other

NurPhotoGetty Images The two fifth-generation fighters have different communications links, so until now, they couldn actually “talking” to one another. The U-2’s role will eventually be taken over by high-flying drones. One of the oldest airplanes in the U.S. Air Force has picked up a critical new mission: serve as a flying translator for two of the youngest planes. Although the F-22 Raptor and F-35 Joint Strike Fighter are among the most advanced fighter jets in the world, they have two different communications systems, which means they can’t communicate with each other. That’s why they need a third plane the U-2 “Dragon Lady” spy plane to help facilitate the conversation.

USAF to flight test Skyborg autonomous system at Orange Flag this summer

By Garrett Reim2021-02-25T20:30:00+00:00 The US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) plans to flight test its Skyborg autonomous aircraft technology during Orange Flag exercises this summer for the first time. The AFRL has previously said tests would take place in July 2021. Participation in the Orange Flag exercises was previously undisclosed. Source: US Air Force The Skyborg programme remains in early development ,Brigadier General Heather Pringle, commander of AFRL, said during a press conference at the Air Force Association’s Aerospace Warfare Symposium on 24 February. “The Skyborg capability isn’t going to be a weapons school graduate wingman any time soon,” she says. “We are looking to take the components of the autonomy, fly it in some very rigorous test capabilities, such as the Orange Flag flights coming up this summer, and then look to slowly add capabilities, measure, learn from our successes, and then keep the programme going.”

Attack Mission Mayhem: Get Ready for the Next Step Toward Improving Air Warfare

Air Force officials say the stealthy-looking Valkyrie could be configured for both surveillance and attack missions. Here s What You Need To Remember: The aircraft already coordinate with drones to some extent - but the key difference is that, for the first time, they can be controlled through the aircraft itself, rather than relaying instructions through ground crews. The U.S. Air Force’s “loyal wingman” plan for piloted fighter jets to control nearby drones took a large step forward recently. On December 9, a rocket-launched Valkyrie drone took off with an F-22 and F-35 together, a maneuver laying the groundwork for the fast-approaching day when fifth-generation stealth aircraft can control groups of nearby drones from the cockpit. 

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