Skunk Works demos technical potential for wide distribution of F-35 sensor data

By Jason Sherman / September 19, 2019 at 1:00 PM
Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works says it demonstrated a technical innovation that could help the U.S. military unlock the potential for widespread information sharing across the armed services during a test event involving a ballistic missile target, an F-35 and a surrogate aircraft equipped with a unique payload. In collaboration with the Missile Defense Agency and the Air Force, Lockheed Martin claims it accomplished two groundbreaking tasks during an event called Project Riot earlier this year: first, converting information obtained by...

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