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Air Force U-2 Surveillance Plane Flies First Mission with AI Copilot A U-2 Dragon Lady assigned to the 9th Reconnaissance Wing prepares to land at Beale Air Force, Calif., Dec. 15, 2020 after artificial intelligence executed specific in-flight tasks during the flight that would otherwise be done by the pilot. (U.S. Air Force/Airman 1st Class Luis A. Ruiz-Vazquez) 16 Dec 2020 The U.S. Air Force just flew an artificial intelligence system acting as a pilots sidekick on the U-2 Dragonlady reconna...

A1C Luis A.Ruiz-Vazquez The U.S. Air Force flew an artificial intelligence (AI) copilot on a U-2 spy plane in California. The flight marked the first time in the history of the Department of Defense that an AI took flight aboard a military aircraft. The AI algorithm, developed by Air Combat Command’s U-2 Federal Laboratory, trained the AI to execute specific in-flight tasks that would otherwise be done by the pilot. On December 15, the United States Air Force successfully flew an AI copilot...

Share Your browser does not support iframes, but you can use the following link: Link Gen. John Raymond, the chief of space operations, looks back at the first year of operations for the U.S. Space Force and ahead at what is to come for the sixth military service in 2021. Dont miss a single episode. Subscribe to Aviation Weeks Check 6 podcast in iTunes,Stitcher, Spotify and Google Play. Please leave us a review. Below is a rush transcript of our interview with General Raymond. Jennifer DiMasci...

(Courtesy photo) Dec. 12, 1955: First prototype of hovercraft patented by British engineer Christoper Cockerell. A hovercraft, also known as an air-cushion vehicle or ACV, is an amphibious craft capable of travelling over land, water, mud, ice, and other surfaces. Hovercraft use blowers to produce a large volume of air below the hull, or air cushion, that is slightly above atmospheric pressure. The pressure difference between the higher pressure air below the hull and lower pressure ambie...

Airman 1st Class Jasmine M. Barnes | Air Force Tech. Sgt. Emily Souza, right, 23rd Security Forces Squadron NCO in charge of combat arms, helps Investigator Kaitlin Curtis, 23rd SFS, adjust a shoulder strap at Moody Air Force Base. Airman 1st Class Jasmine M. Barnes featured By Airman 1st Class Jasmine M. Barnes 23rd Wing Public Affairs Dec 11, 2020 Airman 1st Class Jasmine M. Barnes | Air Force Tech. Sgt. Emily Souza, right, 23rd Security Forces Squadron NCO in charge ...

Announced at Virtual ICAS Convention This Week After a brutal 2020 schedule that saw so many airshows cancelled due to COVID concerns, pretty much destroying the efforts for an entire industry during the year.  Earlier; the commander of Air Combat Command, Gen. Mark D. Kelly, approved a one-year extension for the 2019 – 2020 officers to remain on the United States Air Force Thunderbirds for the 2021 demonstration season. This decision was made to maintain the team’s continuity and operati...

An F-35A Lightning II with the F-35 Demo Team soars over Hill Air Force Base during a demonstration practice Jan. 8, 2020, at Hill AFB, Utah. The team is now assigned to Air Combat Command at the 388th Fighter Wing. (Air Force photograph by Senior Airman Alexander Cook) Advertisement The 2021 air show schedule for the Air Force’s F-35A Lightning II Demonstration Team has been officially released. Announced Dec. 8 during the Virtual International Council of Airshows annual conference, the U...

Share: OMAHA, Neb., Dec. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Retired Admiral James O. Ellis, Jr. (USN), former commander of U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM), and retired NASA astronaut, Clayton Anderson, today announced their support of Offutt AFB, Nebraska as the permanent location for U.S. Space Command Headquarters (USSPACECOM). "In 2002, we merged the first United States Space Command with United States Strategic Command in Omaha because of the natural synergies between space operations and all o...

Is concerned about the future. >> china and russia are examples of two countries that will be feeling capability in the next three to five years if they stay on track that is better than we currently have in many areas. >> in the next three to five years, have better capability than the things we currently have. divide eight to ten years from now, we could be facing as many as eight to ten countries. >> reporter: how much is the innovation based on stolen u.s. technology? >> you look at pictures...

Is concerned about the future. >> china and russia are examples of two countries that will be feeling capability in the next three to five years if they stay on track that is better than we currently have in many areas. >> in the next three to five years, have better capability than the things we currently have. divide eight to ten years from now, we could be facing as many as eight to ten countries. >> reporter: how much is the innovation based on stolen u.s. technology? >> you look at pictures...