During aerial warfare, or “dogfighting,” the two F-16 fighter jets flew at up to 1,200 mph and as close as 600 meters during a rehearsal above Edwards Air Force Base.
The AI algorithm’s decision-making during flight is based on analyzing past data, according to the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), which conducted the test.
The “machine learning” approach has been tried in ground simulators for years, according to DARPA, a US Department of Defense research and development organization.
In all five of their matches in 2020, so-called “AI agents” triumphed against human pilots in simulations; nevertheless, actual flight testing of the technology was still required.
