AI vs. Pilot: Dogfight of the Future

DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) staged the first air battle between a human pilot and an AI-controlled fighter jet. An F-16 piloted by a human went head-to-head with an AI-piloted X-62A in a dogfight at Edwards Air Force Base in California.

The two aircraft performed a series of defensive and offensive maneuvers, including close-quarters combat often referred to as dogfighting…