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 ...

There's only so much a single pilot in a single jet can do in a fight, no matter how advanced that jet is. After all, it's a new world where drones are increasingly dominating the skies in warfare. So ...

From the F-22 to the T-38, these USAF jets in 2026 are decades older than their pilots—yet remain vital to American airpower and training.

AI copilot trial on F-22 reshapes thinking about pilot workload in air combat ...

AURORA, Colorado—A General Atomics MQ-20 drone took orders from an F-22 pilot during a recent mock mission that demonstrated robot-wingman concepts, company officials said in a Monday statement.

The U.S. Air Force and General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. recently completed a successful manned-unmanned teamed demonstration between an F-22 Raptor and an MQ-20 Avenger unmanned aircraft, ...

The F-22 Raptor is the first Air Force aircraft that will be linked with CCAs.US Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tabatha Arellano A crewed US Air Force fighter and an uncrewed jet-powered aircraft flew ...

General Atomics ran an autonomy test with a testbed drone and a US Air Force F-22 Raptor. The F-22 pilot commanded the MQ-20, a stand-in for a future Collaborative Combat Aircraft. CCAs are loyal ...