And Broadband!

Amazing.

From the AWST article Larry J linked to.

“These tests add communications as yet another role for the AESA radar that is already being pitched as a multifaceted surveillance device, electronic jammer and directed-energy weapon”

Depending on how powerful the directed-energy weapon mode is, (The article leads me to believe it will be limited to frying electronic components) an F-22 might be able to not just Jam, or incapacitate the fire control radars of a mobile SAM site, but to Toast them. * (Fry the electronics)

If this were the case, an F-22 strike mission, might not need the protection of dedicated Electronic Warfare and Wild Weasle aircraft.
A one ship package, and no need to carry HARM's.

“Researchers have already demonstrated the transfer of a 72-megabyte synthetic aperture radar image in 3.5 sec. at a data rate of 274 Mbps., Carmichael says. By comparison, it would take 48 min. on today's standard Link 16. He says they ultimately demonstrated transmission rates in the laboratory of 548 Mbps. and receive data rates of up to 1 Gbps. through the F/A-22 radar array.”

It's not an SR-71.

It's better.

Add all this together, plus the F-22's ability to “Super Cruise” (Fly super-sonic without afterburners, ...just sipping the gas) and you have one very tall can of whip ass.