Apr 19, 2024 · The U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School's X-62A VISTA jet -- a heavily modified F-16 fighter that can fly autonomously -- carried out the first ever dogfights with an artificial...

May 4, 2024 · Air Force Secretary Frank Kendal addresses the future role of Artificial Intelligence in air combat at USAF Test Pilot School at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., on Thursday, May …

May 3, 2024 · An Air Force F-16 flown entirely by an AI-powered brain took the service’s top boss — Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall — through an air-to-air dogfight against a human …

Mar 8, 2023 · Overseen by the US Department of Defense, VISTA X-62A undertook 12 AI-led test flights between December 1 and 16, totaling more than 17 hours of autonomous flight time. …

Feb 13, 2023 · AFRL’s Autonomous Air Combat Operations, or AACO, and DARPA’s Air Combat Evolution, or ACE, AI-driven autonomy agents piloted the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School’s X …

Apr 19, 2024 · The world's first known combat between a human pilot and a fighter jet controlled by AI has been carried out in California, the US military has said.

Aug 3, 2023 · To reduce risk to the development and maturation of artificial intelligence capabilities, the Air Force Research Laboratory led a successful three-hour sortie, July 25, …

Apr 18, 2024 · The US Air Force has revealed that it carried out its first successful dogfight test involving an AI-controlled jet against a human pilot.

May 12, 2024 · The United States is competing to stay ahead of China on AI and its use in weapon systems. The focus on AI has generated public concern that future wars will be fought …

Jun 20, 2024 · The fighter, flown by an artificial intelligence agent with the Air Force secretary riding in the back, squared off in a dogfight with a manned F-16, demonstrating the rapid …