The US Air Force will install Raytheon's PhantomStrike active electronically scanned array radar on its X-62 VISTA test ...
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X-62 VISTA Begins Upgrade Program to Expand Autonomy Testing
The X-62 Variable Stability In-flight Simulator Test Aircraft will incorporate advanced radar and sensor integration to allow autonomy testing in more ...
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Radar, other upgrades planned for experimental US Air Force AI fighter
Raytheon was awarded a contract from the Air Force to put its air-cooled, compact PhantomStrike fire control radar into the X-62 as part of its upgrades.
The development of autonomous pilots is moving faster than the Air Force had expected, as a flight last month showed.
AI will battle AI in the early days of the competition to determine which program should dogfight a human pilot in a final showdown.
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Why wasn’t the US Air Force interested in the YF-23 fifth-gen fighter prototype?
The YF-23’s emphasis on stealth and long-range engagements over dogfighting cost it the race with the YF-22—but in hindsight, ...
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The US Air Force just war-gamed how pilots would fight if they lost communications in a high-intensity future war
In a future war where battlefield systems are contested, pilots could find themselves flying and fighting without consistent communications with commanders. The Air Force just war-gamed what such a ...
When the Korean War began in 1950, the United States entered a new era of air combat it barely understood. Pilots trained for the piston-engine battles of World War II suddenly faced jet fighters that ...
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