US Air Force stages dogfights with AI-flown fighter jet
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Defense News— 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.
TechSpot—US Air Force successfully tests AI-controlled fighter jet in dogfight against human pilots. 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
KRQE News 13—F-16 jet crashes near Holloman Air Force Base, US Air Force says. WHITE SANDS, N.M. (KRQE) – A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon crashed west of Holloman Air Force Base near White Sands National Park Tuesday. The plane was assigned to the 49th Wing and crashed around 11:50 a.m. on Thursday according to Denise Ottaviano, public affairs and media relations chief for Holloman Air Force Base. One []
ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos—F-16 fighter jet crashes near Holloman Air Force Base; pilot safely ejects and taken to a hospital. Authorities say an F-16 fighter jet has crashed west of Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico and the pilot safely ejected.