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X-62A VISTA: World’s only self-flying F-16 advances path to autonomous air combat

The Air Force renamed the aircraft X-62A VISTA in 2021, marking its transition from a simulation platform to an experimental ...
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New system lets X-62A aircraft adjust flight control behavior in the air

Lockheed Martin's famous-yet-secret Skunk Works is conducting live flight tests of its Smart Adaptive Flight Control Environment (SAFE) autonomous AI system on the X-62A. The system can be ...