Two stealth fighters F-22 Raptor will become the first aerial controllers of the future drones of the Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program of the United States Air Force, according to a report of Twz.
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The novelty should be implemented in the next tax year, while the aeronautics is already evaluating the addition of tablet -based control systems and other relevant changes.
The integration of CCA drones with the F-22 was mentioned in the Air Force balance sheet for the year 2026
Other sections of the budget documents indicate that the aeronautics currently has 143 F-22 with combat capacity, while the rest of the total fleet of 185 jets is dedicated to training, test and evaluation tasks.
“The program of integration of the platforms with crew will acquire and integrate kits to be installed on the F-22, allowing the control of collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) via F-22”, reads the Air Force budget proposal for the tax year 2026.
“The acquisition effort includes, among other things, tablets, cables and associated materials; activities related to integration, assembly, tests and verification of systems; certifications; integration of communications between aircraft and CCA; software updates; Systems engineering; Training; support equipment and program support costs (PSC).”
The documents also mention that, of the $ 15 million requested, over 12.2 million will be intended for the purchase of 142 tablets and associated wiring. This means that the unitary price of each installation kit will be approximately 86,000 dollars.
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