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U.S. to Begin Production of First Hypersonic Missile Next Year Our Bureau 2484 U.S.A.F B-52 bomber conducts captive-carry flight test of the AGM-183A ARRW Instrumented Measurement Vehicle 2 hypersonic prototype. The first booster test flight of the U.S. Air Force’s first hypersonic missile will take place this month with production beginning next year. The development was revealed by Air Force acquisition boss Will Roper at the inaugural Doolittle Leadership Center Forum on December 14. The AGM-183A Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) completed captive-carry testing in August when a...

Old dog teaches DOD new tricks: U-2 achieves first military flight with artificial intelligence Photo By Airman Luis Ruiz-Vazquez | A U-2 Dragon Lady assigned to the 9th Reconnaissance Wing takes off from the runway at...... read moreread more Photo By Airman Luis Ruiz-Vazquez | A U-2 Dragon Lady assigned to the 9th Reconnaissance Wing takes off from the runway at Beale Air Force Base, California, Dec. 15, 2020. This flight marks a major leap forward for national defense as artificial intelligen...

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© Getty Happy Wednesday and welcome to Overnight Defense. I'm Rebecca Kheel, and here's your nightly guide to the latest developments at the Pentagon, on Capitol Hill and beyond. CLICK HERE to subscribe to the newsletter. THE TOPLINE: Reality is edging closer to science fiction as the U.S. military gets its own Artoo. For the first time, the Air Force used artificial intelligence to co-pilot a military aircraft, the service announced Wednesday. The AI algorithm was dubbed ARTUµ in a reference to “Star Wars” droid R2-D2.  The test flight happened Tuesday with a U-2 Dragon Lady recon...

By   Theresa Hitchens on December 16, 2020 at 1:06 PM WASHINGTON: Air Force acquisition czar Will Roper’s long-held vision of an AI co-pilot ––  a real-world version of Star Wars’ famous R2D2 droid — took a step closer to reality last night, with a flight test of artificial intelligence technology working as a crew member on a U-2 spy plane. “This is cool. An AI “guy in the back” sharing the mission load is a real step forward,” commented Mark Gunzinger, Mitchell Institute director of future concepts, in an email. “I think it’s fantastic,” ‘Hawk’ Carlisle, head...