RAF, Skunk Works collaborate to trial transatlantic F-35 data transfer

F-35 DEIMOS demo

Source: Lockheed Martin

Lockheed Martin and the Royal Air Force (RAF) have conducted a claimed world-first test during which live data was relayed from an F-35 stealth fighter airborne in the USA to a UK-developed command and control (C2) system on the other side of the Atlantic.

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