Skunk Works Tests Missile-Evading AI On X-62A

X-62A Vista. Credit: Lockheed Martin

X-62A Vista.

Credit: Lockheed Martin
AURORA, Colorado—Lockheed Martin in a recent test showed its autonomy software’s ability to take control of a fighter jet and evade a simulated incoming missile—the first time the company tried out tactical AI on its X-62A F-16 testbed. O.J. Sanchez, vice president and general manager of Lockheed...
Brian Everstine

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