Last F-16 Set for VENOM Autonomous Aircraft Modification …
19 hours ago · An F-16 Fighting Falcon undergoes modifications as part of the Viper Experimentation and Next-gen Operations Model – Autonomy Flying Testbed program at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. (U.S. Air ...
US Air Force adds 'Venom' to F-16 Vipers for pilotless combat …
19 hours ago · US Air Force’s F-16 Vipers to get ‘Venom’ boost for autonomous flying capability The US Air Force initially plans to induct six for these AI-enabled F-16s. Updated: Apr 03, 2025 09:28 AM EST
Autonomous F-16 program advances with modifications, simulations
1 day ago · - The last F-16 Fighting Falcon set for autonomous aircraft modification landed April 1. The aircraft marked the final F-16 arrival to be part of the Viper Experimentation and Next-gen Operations Model – Autonomy Flying Testbed program, also known as VENOM. In a hangar nearby, three of those F-16s are in the VENOM modification process.
VENOM F-16s Getting Closer to First Flight - Air Force Magazine
1 day ago · When software and hardware tests are done, a fully-modified VENOM F-16 will enter ground testing, which will likely move fast because operational and developmental test are both at Eglin. The release said a fully-modified F-16 may be ready to start testing within first 18 months of the first jet arriving. That means tests should start in October.
Air Force Unleashes AI in F-16 Program
1 day ago · The Viper Experimentation and Next-gen Operations Model – Autonomy Flying Testbed (VENOM-AFT) program has delivered six specially modified F-16 Fighting Falcons to Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. These aircraft are testing the integration of advanced AI systems into legacy platforms, signaling a major leap in aerial warfare capabilities.
F-16s with souped-up electronic warfare will fly in 2026 - Axios
1 day ago · Foreign F-16s will be flying with upgraded electronic warfare packages as soon as next year, according to L3Harris Technologies.. Why it matters: The Viper Shield countermeasures are "digital armor" for the warplanes, Travis Ruhl, a director of international business development and former pilot, said in an interview. The consequences of electronic warfare are underscored daily in Ukraine ...
F-16s arrive to be modified for autonomous testing
Apr 3, 2024 · The 96th Test Wing and 53rd Wing welcomed the first three F-16 Fighting Falcons at Eglin Air Force Base, 1 April, 2024. The Viper Experimentation and Next-gen Operations Model – Autonomy Flying Testbed is designed and funded to accelerate testing of autonomy software on crewed and uncrewed aircraft.
U.S. Air Force Secretary Will Fly In AI-Controlled F-16
Apr 10, 2024 · U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said, during a recent senate hearing on the service’s 2025 budget, that he will fly in one of the F-16s that are being used to test autonomous technology.
US conducts historic first dogfight between AI-controlled F-16 and ...
Apr 19, 2024 · The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Darpa) has released footage of AI (artificial intelligence) algorithms autonomously flying a specially modified F-16 against a human-piloted F-16 and performing weaving manoeuvres as they go through the sky.
An AI-piloted F-16 flew the Air Force’s top leader in a dogfight
May 3, 2024 · An Air Force F-16 flown entirely by an AI-powered brain took the service’s top boss — Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall — through an air-to-air dogfight against a human-flown jet.