The unmanned fighters of the future: Air Force transforms battles in the skies with Skyborg

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It is not; certainly the first time that artificial intelligence gets on board a plane. But that of Skyborg is; a project that goes beyond the imagination, ready to take off, land and maneuver a fighter in complete autonomy.

We talked about this experiment a couple of years ago during its presentation. At that time it was said that 'the goal' is that of deploying a modular aircraft similar to a fighter that can update pilots on what is happening and collaborate with them more; autonomous & quot ;. The project & egrave; went ahead quickly, achieving exceptional results. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center has revealed that it is the first test flight of the Kratos UTAP-2 tactical aircraft was performed2 driven exclusively by artificial intelligence, without a pilot on board .

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Kratos & egrave; with Boeing and General Atomics partner company of the project (the contract with the Air Force is worth 37.7 million dollars), ready to supply new drones to develop the technology The Skyborg ACS system test & egrave; was conducted on April 29 at Tyndal Air Force Base in Florida and lasted a total of 2 hours and 10 minutes .

The ACS system (Autonomy Core System) – the brain of technology – has demonstrated its advanced capabilities; to respond to navigation commands and perform coordinated maneuvers . & quot; & Eacute; the first step in a marathon in the progressive growth of Skyborg technology, 'explains Gen. Dale White, Program Executive Officer for Fighters and Advanced Aircraft.

What does this mean in practice? That Skyborg will be able to have important repercussions on military aviation: flying self-guided fighter-bombers alongside tactical vehicles such as F-35 and F-15EX will allow; the Air Force to carry out high-risk missions while preserving the lives of pilots and to develop more and more flight strategies; precise, even in sync between different media. In summary, artificial intelligence will replace the man in the most flight operations sensitive.

Not just for war or security purposes, however: technology may; serve in the future to provide useful information to civil aircraft pilots, perhaps independently applying decision-making processes to increase the level of safety on board.

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