F-22 Raptor Introduces Crewed-Uncrewed Teaming Operations

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems demonstrated the ability to control an MQ-20 Avenger drone from the cockpit of a General Dynamics F-22 Raptor at the Nevada Test and Training Range. The demonstration leveraged Lockheed Martin’s open radio architectures and L3Harris-supplied datalinks and software-defined radios. The US Air Force expects the F-22 to play a key role in crewed-uncrewed teaming operations, with General Atomics and its partners, including Anduril and RTX, working on the Collaborative Combat Aircraft program. Breaking Defense.