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Avenger autonomously tracks airborne targets for engagement

A General Atomics Avenger used Lockheed Martin Legion Pod infrared tracks and an autonomy engine to prioritize multiple fast-moving aircraft and inform maneuvers for target engagement.

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CURRENT ASSESSMENT · REVISION 1
TOWARD DOOM52confidence 92/100

Why it moved the index

The trial directly demonstrates consequential military autonomy for airborne target prioritization, tracking, and engagement preparation. It did not demonstrate autonomous firing or mission-level planning, which bounds the magnitude.

Assessment history

  1. R1
    Toward 52 · confidence 92

    New August 2021 military-autonomy event verified by exact-time FlightGlobal reporting and corroborating General Atomics and Lockheed Martin evidence; no durable title, URL, or substantially identical event collision.

    12 Aug 2026

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  1. DoomBench assesses “Avenger autonomously tracks airborne targets for engagement” as evidence moving toward doom, with magnitude 52 and confidence 92 out of 100 in the autonomy and agency category.

  2. The DoomBench assessment of “Avenger autonomously tracks airborne targets for engagement” is based on reporting from FlightGlobal and records the editorial rationale, source quality, attribution, and revision history.

  3. DoomBench summarizes “Avenger autonomously tracks airborne targets for engagement” as follows: A General Atomics Avenger used Lockheed Martin Legion Pod infrared tracks and an autonomy engine to prioritize multiple fast-moving aircraft...

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