The exercise featured a human-piloted F-22 Raptor issuing real-time commands to the MQ-20 drone, which responded by carrying ...

During the latest mission from Edwards AFB, the pilot aboard the F-22 directed the MQ-20 to perform tactical maneuvers, adjust waypoints, fly Combat Air Patrol profiles, and execute simulated threat ...

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), and the Air Force recently conducted a second teaming demonstration between a F-22 fighter aircraft ...

In collaboration with the U.S. Air Force, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) conducted its latest demonstration performing an autonomous mission out of Edwards Air Force Base in ...

An F-22 Raptor pilot directed an unmanned jet from inside the cockpit during a flight test on October 21, 2025, at the Nevada Test and Training Range, marking what industry participants describe as a ...

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) has conducted a manned-unmanned teaming demonstration between its MQ-20 Avenger and a US Air Force (USAF) F-22, while separately advancing long-range ...

A General Atomics MQ-20 Avenger drone prepares for taxi at El Mirage Airfield, Calif. June 24, 2021. (Staff Sgt. Tabatha Arellano/Air Force) The pilot of a Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor stealth fighter ...

The U.S. Air Force has advanced its push toward autonomous air combat teaming with ...

The US Air Force has demonstrated manned-unmanned teaming between an F-22 fighter and an MQ-20 Avenger drone during a live ...

According to General Atomics, the test flight was enabled via Lockheed’s open radio architectures. While the concept of crewed-uncrewed teaming between next-generation fighter jets and highly ...