An F-15E Strike Eagle from the 40th Flight Test Squadron at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., accompanies an XQ-58A Valkyrie flown by artificial intelligence, in an undated photo. The Air Force recently announced that the Valkyrie drone was flown by AI for the first time. (U.S. Air Force)
Stars and Stripes: Air Force pulls off first AI flight in pilotless plane
Air Force researchers are touting the achievement of the first unmanned flight using artificial intelligence algorithms after a successful three-hour sortie by an XQ-58A Valkyrie.
The flight took place at Florida’s Eglin Air Force Base on July 25, according to a statement issued Thursday by the Air Force Research Lab, which developed the unmanned plane in partnership with Kratos.
The AI algorithms used in the flight were created by the lab and honed through millions of hours of simulations, the statement said.
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WNU Editor: This will probably be the future of aerial warfare .... Artificial intelligence Flies XQ-58A Valkyrie Drone For The First Time (Airforce Technology).
Artificial intelligence Flies XQ-58A Valkyrie Drone For The First Time
AFRL artificial intelligence agents successfully pilot XQ-58A Valkyrie uncrewed jet aircraft -- Air Force Research Laboratory Public Affairs
Artificial intelligence flies XQ-58A Valkyrie drone -- Defense News
XQ-58A 'Valkyrie' drone successfully flown by AI pilot -- Interesting Engineering
Air Force Research Laboratory touts first successful Valkyrie flight powered by AI -- The Hill
AI pilots, the future of aerial warfare -- Airforce Technology
The future is here. Now, think smaller lighter drones 🤔
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