Air Combat Command officials witnessed a 12-minute aerial demonstration by Maj. Paul Moga flying an F-22A Raptor on Friday and gave formal approval to put the aircraft in ACC’s stable of air show demonstrators. The public will not get to see the Raptor’s supercruise or integrated avionics, but they will see how it maneuvers, which Moga says “look absolutely crazy, but I’m always in complete control of the aircraft.” (Readers can find details of show appearances on ACC’s Aerial Events public Web page; look under Demo Schedule.)
Anduril and General Atomics will develop their Collaborative Combat Aircraft for the Air Force, beating out Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and Northrop Grumman, the service announced on April 24. But any of the non-selected companies can compete to actually manufacture the eventual design, the Air Force said.