News

An AI took on a human pilot in a DARPA-sponsored dogfight – Defense One

Through DARPA’s ACE program, the agency is developing trusted “combat autonomy” using human-machine collaborative dogfighting. The team flew 21 test …

US Military Won’t Say Who Won Real-World Dogfight Between AI and Human

“Things are progressing as well or faster than we had hoped,” Lt. Col. Ryan Hefron, ACE program manager for DARPA, told reporters on Friday. “But …

Air Force, DARPA Demo Machine Learning-Based Autonomy Using X62A VISTA Aircraft

… DARPA’s Air Combat Evolution program. The military branch and DARPA tested the AI-controlled X-62A VISTA aircraft against a manned F-16 plane in …

In a ‘world first,’ DARPA project demonstrates AI dogfighting in real jet – Breaking Defense

“Asking the question of who won [the dogfights] doesn’t necessarily capture the nuance of the testing that we accomplished,” said DARPA ACE Program …

Gen. Richardson meets with Guatemalan leaders, Central American security chiefs in Guatemala

Later on the 15th, Richardson and the ambassador met with Minister of Defense Brig. Gen. Henry David Saenz and Chief of the Guatemalan National …

Data awakening: The role of American Industry in integrated deterrence – Defense One

… defense missions,” Escaravage said. “When it comes to denial, the U.S. has great capabilities around electronic warfare and cyber defense.

Major trends and takeaways from the Defense Department’s Unfunded Priority Lists

Mark Cancian and Chris Park of CSIS break down what is in this year’s unfunded priority lists and what they say about the state of the US …

Russia’s frontline gains highlight Ukraine’s desperate need for US military aid | CNN

Russian gains there in recent days are just the latest successes for Moscow’s forces, which broke through Ukraine’s defensive lines further to the …

The F-35 Program is Costing More and Doing Less, GAO Says – Defense Security Monitor

The estimated lifetime cost to operate and maintain the Pentagon’s F-35s just took a big jump, even though the U.S. military is flying the jet less.

Shelly Palmer – AI dogfights confirmed – SaskToday.ca

… [DARPA]). In front of a room of reporters, Rosenblatt showed his perceptron a deck of cards that had colored squares on either the left side or the …