Skyborg: Bold Example or Another Joint Mistake?
Aug 21st, 2020 3 min read
Commentary By
Brent Sadler
Key Takeaways
Is the Air Force about to make the same mistakes with Skyborg that it made with the F-22 and F-35?
A seamless sharing of threat and targeting details is critical to winning a fight against a foe who possesses a numerical advantage and near technological parity.
With recent history as a guide, the Air Force and Navy must mount a conscious effort to build interoperability into their future unmanned fleets.
Is the Air Force about to make the same mistakes with Skyborg that it made with the F-22 and F-35? Sure, they created the most capable aircraft in the world, but they neglected to give them the capacity to share their assessment of the air battlespace situation with our other fighters—and sharing data is the crux of joint operations.
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