NAWCAD simulation milestone advances F-35 Lightning II integration with U.S. Navy collaborative combat aircraft

stlbeacon.org - 1/6/2026

The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division has completed a tactical demonstration advancing the integration of the F-35 Lightning II with the Navy’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft in its Joint Simulation Environment. The event showed how advanced modelling and simulation can be used to develop tactics for fifth-generation aircraft operating alongside uncrewed combat systems.

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