F-35 upgrades may include air-to-air collision avoidance

An autonomous air-to-air collision avoidance system is being considered for prioritization among potential upgrades to Lockheed Martin F-35 ighters. This would upgrade the F-35’s current Manual Ground Collision Avoidance System (MGCAS), which requires pilot recovery action, and provides a capability to recover even when a pilot is incapacitated. This is similar to the Automatic Ground Collision Avoidance System (Auto-GCAS) that is being itted to Lockheed Martin F-16C and F-16D ighters and is to be itted to F-35s starting in 2019. David Isby, image SSgt Jensen Stidham/US Air Force