AI-Flown XQ-58 Simulates Combat Mission In Second Test Flight

An XQ-58 Valkyrie uses a rocket-assisted takeoff method to get airborne. 

Credit: Lt. Rebecca Abordo/U.S. Air Force
U.S. Air Force researchers have flown the Kratos XQ-58 for a second time to collect more flight data on an internally developed, artificial intelligence (AI) -enabled pilot, the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) said on Sept. 20. The second test by the 40th Flight Test Squadron since July 25 of...
Steve Trimble

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

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