The US Air Force Test Pilot School and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) first started testing a Lockheed Martin X-62A VISTA (Variable In-flight Simulation Test Aircraft) fitted with AI software back in December 2022, part of the Air Combat Evolution (ACE) program. Able to mimic the performance characteristicsRead Entire Article
The Air Force hopes that teaching AI to dogfight -- perhaps the hardest flying style to master -- will make it easier to autonomously fly other missions.
End of secretary of state Antony Blinken’s three-day visit marks upsurge in military activity after period of relative calmTaiwan has reported that a dozen Chinese warplanes flew sorties close to the island on Saturday, in a sudden surge of military activity just hours after the US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, left Beijing following talks with President Xi Jinping and top Chinese officials.Before Blinken’s three-day visit to China, US officials had pointed to a period of relative calm in...
Senior Air Force officials told U.S. lawmakers that they are "out of time" in modernizing their forces to meet the threats of China and other adversaries. Department of the Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall and top-ranking military leaders from the Air Force and Space Force shared their chilling warning to a House committee on Wednesday. "Time is my greatest concern — we are in a race for military technological superiority with a capable pacing challenge," Kendall told the House Armed Services...
Airmen from the United States and Republic of Singapore Air Forces gathered for the Pacific Air Forces-RSAF Dialogue (PRD) to discuss continued partnership, and identify opportunities for collaboration and integration, April 10-11.
A pilot was able to successfully eject from their F-16 jet just before it
Ukraine's Air Force relies on Apple's iPad to help control its Soviet-era planes. The Ukrainian Air Force shared a video of its pilots using an Apple iPad to help them in combat and further assist them when flying their Soviet-era aircraft during missions.
An F-16 military jet crashed near Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico on Tuesday afternoon, a U.S. official confirmed to Fox News. According to the official, the pilot of the plane was able to eject from the aircraft before it went down. FOX 14 in El Paso, Texas, reported the plane crashed on U.S. Highway 70. PILOT REPORTED THAT PLANE CARRYING FUEL CAUGHT ON FIRE BEFORE FATAL ALASKA CRASH Holloman Air Force Base did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for more information...
The US Congress will vote again regarding a bill forcing TikTok to divest or face a potential ban. The US House of Representatives is scheduled to vote once more on Saturday regarding a bill aimed at compelling TikTok to sever ties with its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, or else face a nationwide prohibition, according to a report by AFP.
The US Air Force awarded a $13 billion contract to replace its aging "doomsday planes" with a next-generation airborne command center. #USAF #SAOC #DoomsdayPlane
The United States Chamber of Commerce’s US-India Business Council (USIBC) on Thursday convened its first Artificial Intelligence (AI) Task Force, which met virtually to discuss cross-sector collaboration in the context of AI's growing prominence. Meta was named co-chair of the task force.USIBC also announced that Infosys, UPS and BNY Mellon joined its AI Board Advisory Committee. “This expansion aims to strengthen USIBC’s efforts in driving collaboration and innovation in the rapidly evolving...
US Air Force launches mental health guide for airmen and guardians, breaking stigma and boosting access to care. #USAF #MentalHealth #Guide