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In F-16 Dogfight, AI and Human Pilots Are ‘Roughly an Even Fight,’ Says Kendall

May 8, 2024 | By Greg Hadley
The artificial intelligence that controlled the F-16 on which Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall flew last week was evenly matched in dogfights against a human pilot with more than 2,000 flight hours, Kendall said May 8, as he made the case that autonomy will become ...

Navy, Air Force Team on New Fighter as Navy Aims for 50 Percent Robot Jets

March 30, 2021 | By John A. Tirpak
The Navy and Air Force are working together on the Next-Generation Air Dominance program, expecting to produce dissimilar airframes but with common internal systems, the Navy's air warfare chief reported March 30.. The new aircraft carrier airwing will increasingly shift toward unmanned aircraft in the ...

Artificial Intelligence Easily Beats Human Fighter Pilot in DARPA Trial

Aug. 20, 2020 | By Brian W. Everstine
An artificial intelligence algorithm developed by Heron Systems easily beat an experienced Air Force F-16 pilot in a series of simulated dogfights, as part of a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency-led effort to prove the feasibility of AI flying aircraft. The AI gunned down the ...

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