The aircraft, being one giant sensor, needs nothing. This is like Star Trek or something! There are no boxes to remove from this aircraft. No nothing. Need a UHF or VHF radio? Write a software app and presto! You have one! Need a Direct TV connection so you can catch up on your latest episode of Battlestar Galactica while in route to your next target? Write a software app and Presto! You have one! I wonder if it can bypass the encryption mechanism?
Read the interview with Metz (Chief Lockheed test pilot):
http://www.ausairpower.net/API-Metz-Interview.html
That is one very interesting article.
-S
