Tag: L3Harris

F-22 Commands Drone During LMT, GA-ASI MUM-T Tests

Lockheed Martin Uses F-22 to Command Drone in Flight | Image: Lockheed Martin

Lockheed Martin, General Atomics ASI and L3Harris have completed flight demonstrations in Nevada showing an F-22 pilot issuing in-flight commands to an unmanned aircraft using open-architecture interfaces, software-defined radios and a pilot vehicle interface. The test took place at the Nevada Test and Training Range.


Joby Conducts First Flight of Demo Turbine-Electric VTOL

Joby Aviation's turbine-electric, autonomous vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) demonstrator aircraft | Photo: Joby Aviation

Joby Aviation has completed the first flight of its turbine-electric hybrid VTOL aircraft, developed with L3Harris Technologies to expand the range and operational use of its electric air taxi platform for commercial and defence applications. The company said the demonstrator builds on its all-electric aircraft, which has logged over 50,000 miles of flight testing and is in the final phase of Federal Aviation Administration type certification.