The AI fighter pilots came from two different efforts, DARPA’s Air Combat Evolution (ACE) program and the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Autonomous Air Combat Operations, or AACO, program.
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Further Reading
Original article: https://www.sandboxx.us/blog/us-air-force-ai-pilot-flies-real-f-16-in-simulated-dogfights/
Is dogfighting dead? https://www.sandboxx.us/blog/are-the-days-of-dogfights-over-an-in-depth-air-combat-analysis/
Dogfighting in an F-16: https://www.sandboxx.us/blog/dogfighting-in-an-f-16-what-it-takes-to-win/
MQ-9 in the Pacific: https://www.sandboxx.us/blog/mq-9b-stol-a-new-reaper-cousin-could-help-marines-win-the-pacific/
Citations
Edwards AFB Press Release: https://www.edwards.af.mil/News/Article/3297083/dod-artificial-intelligence-agents-successfully-pilot-fighter-jet/
MQ-1B Predator: https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/104469/mq-1b-predator/
MQ-9 Reaper: https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/104470/mq-9-reaper/
MQ-9 Interview in Pop Mech: https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/a37623821/the-end-of-the-mq-9-reaper/
VISTA X-62A: https://news.lockheedmartin.com/2023-02-13-VISTA-X-62-Advancing-Autonomy-and-Changing-the-Face-of-Air-Power
DARPA release: https://www.darpa.mil/news-events/2023-02-13
AlphaDogFight Trials: https://www.sandboxx.us/blog/ai-wins-flawless-victory-against-human-fighter-pilot-in-darpa-dogfight/
Hasard Lee quote: https://www.sandboxx.us/blog/author/hasard-lee/
Skyborg: https://afresearchlab.com/technology/vanguards/successstories/skyborg