{"id":19644,"date":"2020-02-04T16:56:41","date_gmt":"2020-02-04T16:56:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2020\/02\/04\/us-navy-and-boeing-demonstrate-controlling-unmanned-aircraft-with-a-manned-jet\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T22:25:05","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T22:25:05","slug":"us-navy-and-boeing-demonstrate-controlling-unmanned-aircraft-with-a-manned-jet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/battlefield-tech\/c2-comms-battlefield-tech\/2020\/02\/04\/us-navy-and-boeing-demonstrate-controlling-unmanned-aircraft-with-a-manned-jet\/","title":{"rendered":"US Navy and Boeing use manned jet to control drone Growlers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

WASHINGTON \u2014 The U.S. Navy and Boeing demonstrated the ability to control unmanned aircraft<\/a> with a manned jet, a capability that is critical for concepts intended to keep naval aviation relevant into the 21st century.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Navy\u2019s test wing out of Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, flew two unmanned E\/A-18G Growlers<\/a>, with a third manned fighter acting as mission control for the drones, according to a Feb. 4 news release from Boeing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The test \u201cproved the effectiveness of technology allowing F\/A-18 Super Hornets and EA-18G Growlers to perform combat missions with unmanned systems,\u201d the release said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis demonstration allows Boeing and the Navy the opportunity to analyze the data collected and decide where to make investments in future technologies,\u201d Tom Brandt, Boeing\u2019s manned-unmanned teaming demonstration lead, said in the release. \u201cIt could provide synergy with other U.S. Navy unmanned systems in development across the spectrum and in other services.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t