Recently, the Secretary of the United States Air Force, Frank Kendall, conducted a flight aboard an experimental F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet equipped and piloted with artificial intelligence. However, this has become a cause for concern for the People’s Republic of China, as the use of AI in combat aircraft could signify a platform with superior capabilities and response times compared to a human-piloted aircraft.
It is worth noting that this is not the first occasion on which an aircraft controlled by artificial intelligence has been tested. In mid-April, the experimental X-62A VISTA aircraft, originally based on an F-16 fighter and used for AI testing, engaged in simulated aerial combat against other F-16 fighters of the United States Air Force. Various simulations were conducted, emphasizing beyond-visual-range aerial combat against F-16 fighters. READ MORE...
