Aerial combat took place between a manned jet and an artificial intelligence-controlled modified F-16 in a groundbreaking test, the U.S. military has said.. A heavily modified two-seat F-16D X-62A ...

An artificial intelligence algorithm developed by DARPA’s Air Combat Evolution (ACE) program flew a modified F-16 fighter jet for over 17 hours in December, officials announced this week. The ...

DARPA’s Air Combat Evolution (ACE) program had the first-ever in-air tests of AI algorithms autonomously flying a fighter jet against a human-piloted fighter. Skip to content. Menu. ... (“Variable ...

DARPA used its Air Combat Evolution (ACE) ... which Lockheed Martin said in a press release is a modified F-16D Block 30 Peace Marble Il aircraft upgraded with Block 40 avionics.

An F-16 fighter plane running on artificial ... conducted as part of DARPA's Air Combat Evolution (ACE) program ... This is a Lockheed Martin F-16D Block 30 Peace Marble II aircraft that ...

As The Aviationist had reported, the F-16D Block 30-based X-62A executed a range of tactical maneuvers while live agents responded in real-time to simulated threats. The flight involved completing ...

Secretary of the US Air Force Frank Kendall flew in the lead seat of the service’s X-62A Variable In-flight Simulation Test Aircraft (VISTA), a specially modified Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter ...

The first of 16 Lockheed Martin F-16 Block 70 Fighting Falcon combat aircraft for Bulgaria was delivered to Graf Ignatievo Air Base near Plovdiv on 2 April 2025. (Bulgarian MoD) The first of 16 ...