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F-35s, Drones are Transforming American Airpower
January 27, 2025
F-35s are redefining what a fighter can do – this time with the help of Collaborative Combat Aircraft.
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The F-35’s ability to information across the battlespace makes it a powerful force multiplier.
All of the Above
The is designed to control drones, including the U.S. Air Force’s future fleet of Collaborative Combat Aircraft.
“What I’m excited about, honestly: take this aircraft and put a fleet of CCA that are capable of flying with it, executing missions off of it,” Lt. Col. Philip Jackson. “That’s a pretty amazing capability.”
Future Focused
Lockheed Martin continues to work on new technologies that further enhance F-35 operations with drones – today and over the horizon.
Lockheed Martin and industry partners recently demonstrated end to end connectivity including command and control of a drone in flight utilizing the same hardware and software architectures that it has built for future F-35 flight testing. These architectures allow Lockheed Martin to not only prove out crewed-uncrewed teaming capabilities, but also incrementally develop and improve them, bringing the U.S. Air Force’s family of systems vision to life.