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Fighter Pilot Controls Drone From Cockpit in Test

Company is experimenting with autonomous and AI-driven drone integration.

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F-22 Raptor [Credit: U.S. Air Force]
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Key Takeaways:

Lockheed Martin’s advanced development arm Skunk Works and the U.S. Air Force have successfully tested technology that allows fighter pilots to control a drone while in flight.

During a recent flight out of Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada, an F-22 Raptor pilot used a pilot vehicle interface (PVI) in the cockpit to send control directions to an uncrewed aerial system (UAS), Lockheed said.

Zach Vasile

Zach Vasile is a writer and editor covering news in all aspects of aviation. He has reported for and contributed to the Manchester Journal Inquirer, the Hartford Business Journal, the Charlotte Observer, and the Washington Examiner, with his area of focus being the intersection of business and government policy.

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