An F-35 ‘Loyal Wingman’ Drone Just Passed a Huge Test

An F-35 ‘Loyal Wingman’ Drone Just Passed a Huge Test

An MQ-20 Avenger drone photographed at El Mirage Airfield, California, in June 2021. General Atomics recently conducted an MQ-20 flight test from an F-35 cockpit, a critical step toward manned-unmanned teaming. (US Air Force/Staff Sgt. Tabatha Arellano) Topic: Air Warfare Blog Brand: The Buzz Region: North America Tags: Aerial Drones, Collaborative Combat Aircraft, Drones, F-35 Lightning II, General Atomics, Loyal Wingman, MQ-20 Avenger, U…

Grounded F-35 Takes Command of Airborne MQ-20 in CCA Satellite Test

An F-35 Lightning II pilot commanded an airborne MQ-20 Avenger unmanned jet from the cockpit of a grounded aircraft using a beyond-line-of-sight (BLOS) tactical proliferated low Earth orbit data link in a Manned-Unmanned Teaming (MUM-T) demonstration, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) announced May 27. Utilizing Beyond Line of Sight communications, an F-35 pilot sent tactical #autonomy commands to Collaborative Combat Aircraft surro…