KEY INTELLIGENCE TAKEAWAYS & SUMMARY

• F-22 Raptor pilot, during flight, assuming the role of 'game creator', provided tactical commands to the YFQ-44A Fury autonomous UAV.
• The test flight constituted a historic step for the integration of manned and unmanned platforms (Manned-Unmanned Teaming) in the combat arena.
• The US Air Force aims to add 500 active autonomous systems to its inventory in combat theaters by 2032.