The US Air Force picked the 50-year-old F-16 over the F-35 to test autonomous fighter flight

How a Cold War workhorse is shaping the AI dogfighters of tomorrow.
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F-16 outfitted with AI kit completes pathbreaking sortie in ‘monumental milestone’

The Air Force has successfully flown a legacy fighter plane with artificial intelligence at the controls, marking a key step toward using AI to assist pilots in future combat. The F-16, which flew ...
The Aviationist

First U.S. Navy Aggressor F-16 Completes Structural Repair at FRCSW

The Navy has launched a Programmed Structural Sustainment Repair program for the dozens of F-16s acquired from the Air Force, which will allow them to fly through 2035. The U.S. Naval Air Systems ...