Although DARPA's AI agent flew the X-62A, there was always a pair of human pilots onboard to monitor the test flight and, if necessary, take control. But in those early tests, the X-62A flew ...

A Lockheed Martin fighter jet trainer called the VISTA X-62A has become the first tactical aircraft to be controlled by artificial intelligence, taking to the air for over 17 hours during a test ...

The Air Force describes the X-62A as "a flight test accelerator." The test team can fly a mission, land, and rapidly update or change the AI agent, then fly another test mission within hours ...

Lockheed Martin's famous-yet-secret Skunk Works is conducting live flight tests of its Smart Adaptive Flight Control Environment (SAFE) autonomous AI system on the X-62A. The system can be ...

In the late 1930s, this .22-cal. Winchester Model 62A rifle was owned by my paternal grandfather, Richard Shoemake. During the Great Depression, he was hired as a master pumper for the Sun Oil Co.

The X-62A VISTA – Variable In-flight Simulation Test Aircraft – is a heavily modified F-16 Fighting Falcon adorned with orange and white paint that makes it quite hard to miss in the sky.

The US Air Force has revealed that it carried out its first successful dogfight test involving an AI-controlled jet against a human pilot.

“In 2023, the X-62A broke one of the most significant barriers in combat aviation. This is a transformational moment, all made possible by breakthrough accomplishments of the X-62A ACE team”.

In 2023, the X-62A broke one of the most significant barriers in combat aviation. This is a transformational moment, all made possible by breakthrough accomplishments of the ACE team,” Kendall ...

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