DARPA, U.S. Air Force fly AI-controlled F-16
DARPA and the U.S. Air Force flew an AI-controlled F-16 in what DARPA calls a historic milestone for its VENOM programme, demonstrating scalable AI development for the operational fleet.
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DARPA frames this flight as demonstrating that its AI development approach can scale to the operational fleet, not only as a single successful test flight.
DARPA and the U.S. Air Force flew an AI-controlled F-16. DARPA describes it as a historic milestone for its VENOM programme. DARPA says the milestone demonstrates scalable AI development capabilities for the operational fleet.
Key facts
- The flight involved an AI-controlled F-16 under DARPA's VENOM programme.
- DARPA and the U.S. Air Force jointly conducted the flight.
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Primary source
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
