USAF to install communications gateway on KC-46 to allow F-22 and F-35 to share data

The U.S. Air Force is moving ahead to design, purchase and install a communications gateway on the KC-46 that will allow the F-22’s Intra-Flight Data Link (IFDL) and F-35’s Multifunction Advanced Data Link (MADL) to share data in a bi-directional manner.


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F-15Es with EPAWSS allowed the F-35 to get closer to the enemy

At the recently concluded exercise Northern Edge 21, the U.S. Air Force was able to utilized the Eagle Passive Active Warning Survivability System (EPAWSS) on the F-15E to allow the F-35A to approach closer to the enemy without having to turn on its radar or electronic attack transmitters.


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An F-35 Lightning II from the 53rd Wing, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., taxis on a runway at exercise Northern Edge 21. Approximately 15,000 U.S. service members participated in the joint training exercise hosted by U.S. Pacific Air Forces May 3-14, 2021, on and above the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex, the Gulf of Alaska, and temporary maritime activities area. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Savanah Bray)

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