Air Force test pilots used tactical AI to evade a missile

AURORA, Colorado—Air Force test pilots used artificial intelligence aboard an experimental fighter jet to successfully evade a simulated incoming missile, showcasing how the service’s aviators may rely on AI in a future fight. Lockheed’s secretive Skunk Works research arm acknowledged the experiment Monday during the Air and Space Forces Association’s conference here. Late last year, test pilots at Edwards Air Force Base, California, received a simulated warning for