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During its dogfight exercise against human pilots, the X-62A relied on what the military calls non-deterministic artificial intelligence and started with defensive maneuvers. But as the tests progressed, it switched to attack mode reminiscent of real aerial combat scenarios moving at speeds of 1,200 miles per hour, close to Mach 1.5 speeds. During the test, the AI-piloted jet came within a range of 2,000 feet against the human-piloted F-16 as part of the "offensive high-aspect nose-to-nose engagements." Notably, the AI handled the entire sequence on its own without requiring any kind of human intervention. "The X-62A is flown with safety pilots onboard with the independent ability to disengage the AI. However, test pilots did not have to activate the safety switch at any point during the dogfights over Edwards," said the press release from the Edwards Air Force Base.
This was the first-ever deployment of machine-learning-based autonomy in flight-critical systems, and it seems experts in the defense lines are fairly confident that the X-62A is a viable combat approach for the future of aerial warfare. "We've fundamentally changed the conversation by showing this can be executed safely and responsibly, Col. James Valpiani, commandant of the Test Pilot School, was quoted as saying.
The future is here and I hope it's not like the movies.
During its dogfight exercise against human pilots, the X-62A relied on what the military calls non-deterministic artificial intelligence and started with defensive maneuvers. But as the tests progressed, it switched to attack mode reminiscent of real aerial combat scenarios moving at speeds of 1,200 miles per hour, close to Mach 1.5 speeds. During the test, the AI-piloted jet came within a range of 2,000 feet against the human-piloted F-16 as part of the "offensive high-aspect nose-to-nose engagements." Notably, the AI handled the entire sequence on its own without requiring any kind of human intervention. "The X-62A is flown with safety pilots onboard with the independent ability to disengage the AI. However, test pilots did not have to activate the safety switch at any point during the dogfights over Edwards," said the press release from the Edwards Air Force Base.
This was the first-ever deployment of machine-learning-based autonomy in flight-critical systems, and it seems experts in the defense lines are fairly confident that the X-62A is a viable combat approach for the future of aerial warfare. "We've fundamentally changed the conversation by showing this can be executed safely and responsibly, Col. James Valpiani, commandant of the Test Pilot School, was quoted as saying.
The future is here and I hope it's not like the movies.
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