Air Force Secretary rides in AI-controlled X-62A dogfight
An AI-controlled X-62A flew Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall through a live air-combat demonstration against a human-piloted F-16, after which Kendall publicly backed continued development toward a planned fleet of more than 1,000 autonomous warplanes.
TOWARD DOOM69confidence 98/100
Why it moved the index
The new May flight demonstrated AI control during a close live combat exercise with the service's top civilian official aboard and materially strengthened institutional commitment to consequential military autonomy. It is distinct from April's disclosure of the completed 2023 test campaign.
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- R1Toward 69 · confidence 98
New May 2024 completed autonomous combat-flight demonstration, distinct from the earlier test-program disclosure.
12 Aug 2026