Can stealth fighters like the F-22 and F-35 stay stealthy and still fight jointly and share data? With its supercruise speed, air-to-air maneuverability and dogfighting superiority, the F-22 Raptor is intended to support, fortify and fly alongside the F-35 JSF which can use its advanced sensors, computing and precision-weapons ability to, conversely, support F-22 missions. This synergy, considered fundamental to Air Force tactical air warfare thinking, would at least in large measure rely upon an ability for F-22s and F-35s to share information in real-time during combat. Upon initial examination, such a prospect might seem technically quite difficult, given that the F-22 relies upon a datalink called Interflight Datalink and the F-35 operates with its own, fleet-wide common data link called Multi-Function Advanced Datalink, or MADL. However, until recently, two-way F-22 to F-35 data sharing has been strained, and not even fully possible due to a lack of datalink compatibility. The Air Force has now, for quite some time, been working on enabling both send and receive connectivity between the two 5th Gen jets using LINK 16.