US Air Force successfully flew retired F-16 with artificial intelligence
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- DARPA and the US Air Force flew a retired F-16 using artificial intelligence with the VENOM Autonomy Kit.
- The system could be installed quickly without changing the aircraft's basic flight software.
- While the control of the aircraft, released into the air after takeoff, was transferred to artificial intelligence, the human pilot served as a supervisor for safety.
- The ultimate goal is to establish a fleet of self-flying autonomous combat aircraft that can be commanded by human pilots.
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the US Air Force successfully tested a retired F-16 aircraft under artificial intelligence control. Thanks to the VENOM Autonomy Kit placed in the aircraft's cockpit, the jet was flown autonomously without making any changes to the basic flight software.
The human pilot, who had control during the takeoff phase, handed over control to the artificial intelligence after the plane took off. In the test, where the human pilot did not leave the cockpit for safety purposes, the 'human-on-the-loop' approach was adopted, in which the supervisor has the authority to intervene in the decisions of the artificial intelligence.
Thanks to this developed technology, different artificial intelligence agents can be tested simultaneously and coordination with unmanned aircraft can be achieved. The ultimate goal supported by DARPA's AIR program is to create a fleet of self-flying autonomous F-16s and to enable human pilots to command these fleets in beyond-visual-range operations.
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- Did the artificial intelligence fly the F-16 completely independently?
- A human pilot performed the aircraft's takeoff. After the plane took off, artificial intelligence took over control, while the human pilot did not leave the cockpit and monitored the system for safety reasons.
- Did the VENOM Autonomy Kit change the aircraft's software?
- No, the VENOM Autonomy Kit automated the aircraft's control and sensors without the need to rewrite the F-16's basic flight software.
- What is the future military use purpose of this technology?
- It is aimed to test different artificial intelligence agents against air combat and electronic warfare threats. In the long term, the goal is to create a fleet consisting of self-flying autonomous aircraft.