Lockheed Considers More Commonality For F-22, F-35

Officials from Lockheed Martin say the company is contemplating upgrading several F-22 systems with hardware from the F-35 to boost commonality between the aircraft, reports Flight International.

The proposed project would create a common architecture to link upgrades of the radar, electronic warfare suite and communications, navigation and identification (CNI) system to both aircraft, said company officials.

"If we want to add something to [the F-22] CNI suite, F-35 could...