DARPA and U.S. Air Force Successfully Fly AI-Controlled F-16 Fighter Jet
DARPA, U.S. Air Force fly AI-controlled F-16
We recently flew a modified F-16 using an AI agent to autonomously control flight, marking a major step for the VENOM program. This test proves we can transform standard operational aircraft into autonomous platforms without changing core software. Our goal is to create a rapid pipeline for developing trusted AI capabilities that help human pilots manage complex aerial combat scenarios.
AI has tremendous potential to help humans manage this complexity in beyond-visual-range combat, but many hard questions remain concerning the performance and trustworthiness of combat AI in the extreme fog and friction of modern warfare.