According to a press release from the company, Lockheed Martin Skunk Works and the Danish Ministry of Defence have completed a live F-35 interoperability demonstration, highlighting the aircraft’s role in enabling rapid, multi-domain coordination among allied forces.
The demonstration involved Danish F-35s operating out of Fort Worth, Texas, transmitting classified data through DAGGR-2, an Open Systems Gateway developed by Skunk Works in partnership with the U.S. Missile Defense Agency. The data was relayed via commercial satellite communications and received at Skrydstrup Air Base in Denmark.
“This marked a significant milestone toward enhancing Denmark’s capabilities, as it enabled our MDO staff to witness in real-time the potential of the F-35’s ability to collect, analyse and share advanced data across geographically dispersed networks,” said Danish Air Chief, Maj. Gen. Jan Dam. “Our close collaboration with Skunk Works has been instrumental in accelerating the rapid deployment of such capabilities, and we’re very pleased with the results.”…