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AI Flew X-62 VISTA During Simulated Dogfight Against Manned F-16. While safety pilots were onboard at all times, the AI agent successfully demonstrated it could safely conduct AI versus human within-visual-range engagements.
Software that trounced humans in virtual tests now reportedly able to control an aerial combat F-16 jet
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, California. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) conducted the first-ever in-air tests of artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms piloting an F-16 fighter jet autonomously in direct combat scenarios against a human-piloted counterpart, the agency announced in a statement.
The service's top civilian leader will board the back seat of an F-16 later this spring and experience firsthand how the AI technology works.
The U.S. Air Force is advancing its Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program by integrating autonomous capabilities into older F-16 Fighting Falcons as part of the VENOM-AFT program.