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December 20, 2020

Air Force Reports 'First Military Flight' With Artificial Intelligence

ARTUµ Was Responsible For Sensor Employment And Tactical Navigation

Signaling a major leap forward for national defense in the digital age, the Air Force has flown with artificial intelligence as a working aircrew member onboard a military aircraft for the first time. The AI algorithm, known as ARTUµ, flew with the pilot, U.S. Air Force Maj. “Vudu”, on a U-2 Dragon Lady assigned to the 9th Reconnaissance Wing at Beale Air Force Base. Air Combat Command’s U-2 Federal Laboratory researchers developed ARTUµ and trained it to execute specific in-flight tasks that otherwise would be done by the pilot.

School Is Located At Edwards Air Force Base, California

The U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School convenes the first-ever Space Test Fundamentals course Jan. 4, 2021. The selection board results were announced Dec. 10. “This important milestone would not have been possible without the vision of U.S. Space Force leaders. The value of agile, disciplined test and evaluation spans all domains, which is why the Air Force Test Pilot School has developed this unique test fundamentals course for space professionals,” said Maj. Gen. Christopher Azzano, Air Force Test Center commander. Out of 165 applicants, only 45 students were selected to fill out the three course offerings in 2021, with 15 students chosen per course.