Drones were not discussed much when the requirements for the F-35 were formed.
The F-22 was considered very open and upgradable for it's era. It's just that freakin' old where FireWire was the unproven new hotness.
Current AF efforts do focus on drone and loyal wingman concepts, but these don't have much material impact on avionics. There everything the AF is talking about is agility in deliverin capabilities through open systems architecture. That's why they're doing things like trying out k8s on military aircraft. It's not about drones specifically but things like delivering new EW capabilities in days or hours instead of decades.
For a dive on the latter stuff look into what Dr Will Roper was talking about during his tenure.
Drones were not discussed much when the requirements for the F-35 were formed.
The F-22 was considered very open and upgradable for it's era. It's just that freakin' old where FireWire was the unproven new hotness.
Current AF efforts do focus on drone and loyal wingman concepts, but these don't have much material impact on avionics. There everything the AF is talking about is agility in deliverin capabilities through open systems architecture. That's why they're doing things like trying out k8s on military aircraft. It's not about drones specifically but things like delivering new EW capabilities in days or hours instead of decades.
For a dive on the latter stuff look into what Dr Will Roper was talking about during his tenure.