What Happened
Artificial Intelligence Advances In Combat Aircraft Systems
Lockheed Martin has successfully flown an artificial intelligence agent on a heavily modified F-16, conducting 27 intercepts against a live target using data from an operational sensor. The tests, conducted at Edwards Air Force Base, utilized the X-62 Variable In-flight Simulation Test Aircraft and a Lockheed Martin Legion Pod to track a T-38 target. The AI agent processed classified infrared search and track feeds and executed maneuvers in real time, demonstrating the company’s ability to close the sensor-to-action loop aboard an operational combat aircraft. This development was reported by AeroTime.