{"id":84849,"date":"2025-11-18T11:46:15","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T11:46:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2025\/11\/18\/f-22-raptor-pairs-with-avenger-drone-in-combat-flight-test\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T01:30:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T01:30:41","slug":"f-22-raptor-pairs-with-avenger-drone-in-combat-flight-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2025\/11\/18\/f-22-raptor-pairs-with-avenger-drone-in-combat-flight-test\/","title":{"rendered":"F-22 Raptor pairs with Avenger drone in combat flight test"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The pilot of a Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor stealth fighter successfully maneuvered an MQ-20 Avenger unmanned jet during a demonstration of human-machine flight cooperation in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ga.com\/ga-asi-lockheed-martin-and-l3harris-collaborate-on-crewed-uncrewed-teaming-flight-test\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ga.com\/ga-asi-lockheed-martin-and-l3harris-collaborate-on-crewed-uncrewed-teaming-flight-test\">an Oct. 21 flight test<\/a>, according to drone maker General Atomics. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe test was conducted by industry and was a proof-of-concept demo of crewed and uncrewed teaming operations,\u201d a U.S. Air Force Air Combat Command spokesperson told Defense News. \u201cTeaming unmanned aircraft with crewed fighters will greatly enhance a broad spectrum of capabilities to achieve air superiority.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The MQ-20, designed for stealth, can transport smaller drones in addition to weapons using its internal storage, and it has unique engine features that make it hard detect with radar or infrared sensors. Its capabilities allow it to penetrate enemy air defense systems and drop 3,000 pounds of precision munitions, according to the manufacturer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cGeneral Atomics is in a pretty unique situation here, given that we already have operational uncrewed jets to use for experimentation,\u201d C. Mark Brinkley, a company spokesman, told Defense News.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe MQ-20 Avenger, tricked out with mature mission autonomy software, is a perfect CCA surrogate and allows us to move fast and move first,\u201d he added, using the acronym for collaborative combat aircraft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lockheed Martin Skunk Works led and organized the flight test with General Atomics and L3Harris. The test also demonstrated Lockheed Skunk Works\u2019 flexible and hardware-agnostic pilot vehicle interface.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis effort represents Skunk Works bringing its diverse and unique expertise to the table to lead the way demonstrating the future of air combat, where single-seat aircraft command and control drones with simple and intuitive interfaces in the cockpit,\u201d OJ Sanchez, vice president and general manager, Lockheed Martin Skunk Works, told Defense News. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As an unmanned partner, the MQ-20 is designed to lend additional covert strike capacity to the already clandestine F-22 Raptor &#8211; a supersonic, multipurpose stealth fighter that, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.af.mil\/About-Us\/Fact-Sheets\/Display\/Article\/104506\/f-22-raptor\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.af.mil\/About-Us\/Fact-Sheets\/Display\/Article\/104506\/f-22-raptor\/\">according to the U.S. Air Force<\/a>, \u201ccannot be matched by any known or projected fighter aircraft.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe don\u2019t want to wait for the CCA fleet to be fielded to begin leaning in on F-22 teaming,\u201d Brinkley said. \u201cWe already know the F-22 will play a critical role in crewed-uncrewed teaming operations, and General Atomics is in a unique position to get started now.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the test flight, the F-22 pilot controlled the Avenger drone from the cockpit using a tablet and platforms created by L3Harris, including two L3Harris Software\u2011Defined Radios and its BANSHEE Advanced Tactical Datalinks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The BANSHEE system is designed for drone swarming operations and can control multiple unmanned aerial vehicles in a larger formation. 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