USAF Prepares For Skyborg Surrogate Tests

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The U.S. Air Force plans to start testing autonomy algorithms and artificial intelligence on a flying aircraft this summer, a spokeswoman confirmed on July 11. The testing on a “small but representative, high-speed surrogate aircraft” will support the Air Force Research Laboratory’s (AFRL) Skyborg...

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