Fighter milestone: F-22s and F-35s train together for the first time

The Air Force got a glimpse of its high-tech future recently as the costly and controversial new F-22 Raptor aircraft undertook its first training mission with next-generation F-35A Lightning strike fighters.
Four F-22s from Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Virginia joined F-35s from the 33rd Fighter Wing for integration training at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida earlier this month.
The training allowed the Air Force to gain “operational familiarization and capture lessons learned to improve future exercises,” according a statement released earlier this week.
Rebecca Grant, president of Washington D.C.-based defense research firm IRIS Independent Research, told FoxNews.com the training mission marks a milestone in the evolution of U.S. air power.
“This is game on - the F-35 and the F-22 are the only peers for each other,” she said. “It’s good to see this happening, finally - it’s the dawn of a new age in air combat.”
In particular, Grant lauded the planes’ “immense” avionics and stealth capabilities. “It’s the most sophisticated duo ever,” she added.

source:foxnews