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Fighter Pilot Controls Drone From Cockpit in Test

Lockheed Martin's advanced development arm Skunk Works and the U.S. Air Force have successfully tested technology that allows ...
National Security Journal on MSN

History Made: F-22 Raptor Stealth Fighter Can Control Combat Drones

The F-22 Raptor has crossed a critical threshold, directly controlling an MQ-20 Avenger drone from its cockpit in a recent ...
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Fighter Jet Only America Owns Controls a Combat Drone In-Flight in Breakthrough Test

American defense contractors General Atomics, Lockheed Martin, and L3Harris teamed up to give an F-22 pilot the ability to ...
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F-22 successfully controls MQ-20 uncrewed jet in demonstration flight

The US Air Force has successfully demonstrated the ability of an F-22 Raptor to control an General Atomics MQ-20 Avenger ...
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Anduril's pilotless fighter jet completes its first test flight

A few days ago, California-based defense tech firm Anduril concluded the first test flights of its semi-autonomous Fury ...
National Interest on MSN

What Does “Fly by Wire” Actually Mean—and Why Does It Matter to Fighter Jets?

Because of their many redundancies, electronic fly-by-wire controls are actually far safer than traditional hydraulic ones.