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Ever since the F-22 was introduced in 2005, it's been recognized as one of the most capable fighter planes in the world. However, it isn't very good at directly sharing data with anything other than other F-22s. Project Hydra is changing that.
Critical F-35, F-22 and U-2 Data Enhanced Operating Picture During Flight Test Lockheed Martin Skunk Works®, the Missile Defense Agency and the U.S. Air Force successfully linked a U-2, five F-35s and an F-22 in air and provided real-time 5th Generation data to operators on the ground, introducing greater mission flexibility across domains and an enhanced total operational picture for the joint warfighter. Named Project Hydra, the latest flight test leveraged an Open Systems Gateway (OSG) payload aboard the U-2 to connect an F-22 to five F-35s via native Intra-Flight Data Link (IFDL) and Mul...
By Garrett Reim2021-05-03T23:51:00+01:00 The US Air Force’s (USAF’s) Lockheed Martin F-35 and F-22 stealth fighters passed data to one another using a communications gateway aboard a Lockheed U-2 spyplane. The F-35’s Multifunction Advanced Data Link (MADL) and the F-22’s Intra-Flight Data Link are incompatible, so the two aircraft types cannot transmit data to each other. Source: US Air Force US Air Force F-35A stealth fighter To get around that problem, the USAF, Missile Defense Agency and Lockheed used an “Open Systems Gateway” communications payload aboard a U-2 to pass data be...
Our Bureau 2927 Project Hydra In a first, the U.S. Air Force’s F-35 and F-22 stealth jets were able to exchange data freely in flight via a U-2 Dragon Lady spy plane. Today, Lockheed Martin said the company along with the Air Force and the Missile Defense Agency managed to link a U-2, five F-35s and an F-22 in air and provided real-time 5th Generation data to operators on the ground. Named Project Hydra, the latest flight test leveraged an Open Systems Gateway (OSG) payload aboard the U-2 to connect an F-22 to five F-35s via native Intra-Flight Data Link (IFDL) and Multifunction Advanced ...
Is the U.S. Military Ready for a Hypersonic Weapons War? The speeds at which these weapons maneuver, and the distances they can cover quickly, introduce new dimensions of threat tracking challenges for weapons planners at the Pentagon. Skimming and bouncing along the upper boundaries of the earth’s atmosphere, just prior to descending upon targets while traveling more than five times the speed of sound, hypersonic weapons can travel thousands of miles to a point of attack in a matter of minutes. The technology is almost paradoxical to a degree, as the unprecedented advantage it brings to...