Machine Learning-Trained Autonomy Tested By XQ-58 For Skyborg

An XQ-58 flies while controlled by machine-learning algorithms, as an F-15E observes.

Credit: U.S. Air Force
A Kratos XQ-58 Valkyrie has been flown for the first time with a certain tactical problem solved during the flight by machine learning (ML)-trained algorithms developed by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). The July 25 flight at the Eglin Test and Training Complex off the Florida coast builds...
Steve Trimble

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington DC.

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