Originally Posted by
ORAC
I'm intrigued on how they find the F-35 to rejoin. .
F-35's have a secure, very low probability of intercept datalink. A single micro data burst would inform the drone where and when to meet the F-35 and once in the designated area, the drone could use passive sensors to formate on the F-35. For that matter, a third party (say an orbiting tanker or AWACS aircraft) could tell both the F-35 and drone where and when to meet, so neither the F-35 nor the drone would need to transmit.