National Interest on MSNOpinion

Forget the F-47: The Pentagon Is Betting on the F-22 Raptor for the Long Haul

For a fraction of the cost of the new NGAD sixth-gen plane, the US Air Force is preparing to keep the F-22 Raptor as the ...
Jet Insight on MSN

The F-22 Raptor’s biggest upgrade ever, new infrared sensor web, stealth boosts, and AIM-260 firepower

The Air Force is pouring billions into the F-22 with next generation infrared tracking, stealth upgrades, electronic warfare ...
Morning Overview on MSN

F-22 set to lead America’s 1st AI drone swarms into combat

The United States is about to send its most secretive fighter into an entirely new kind of battle, one where a single pilot ...
The Aviationist

F-22 Raptor Takes Control of MQ-20 Avenger During Test

GA-ASI and L3Harris joined forces to demonstrate Crewed-Uncrewed Teaming of an F-22 and MQ-20 using the new BANSHEE datalinks and Pantera radios. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has announced ...
Defense One

The pilot of an F-22 just controlled a drone wingman in flight

High above a Nevada test range, an F-22 pilot took control of a combat drone last month, a first for the Air Force's robot wingman effort. The pilot used a tablet for “command and control” of the ...
Flightglobal

F-22 successfully controls MQ-20 uncrewed jet in demonstration flight

The US Air Force (USAF) has successfully paired one its Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor stealth fighters with an uncrewed jet in a demonstration flight. The unmanned platform was a General Atomics ...