DARPA Is Taking Its AI Fighter Jet Program to the Next Level

Imagine Top gun Without the pilot. Not exactly summer blockbuster elements. However, this is what the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DRPA) remembers the future of the military. In accordance with one Declaration By RegisterThe company has recently transferred a multi -million dollar deal that will move its autonomous pilot program forward that will eventually put the airplane in the war without any human behind the control stick.

The contract announced at the beginning of this week was awarded the reward The study of systems and technologyNot a front with a real organization and fantasy most vague name, and Derper will provide $ 11.3 million to work on artificial intelligence (AIR) program. The contract is for the second phase of the project, which is Darpa Description “AI-powered algorithmical methods develop that enable real-time distribution of autonomous, dynamic and complex operational environment.” Which seems to be probably a very technical way to say “operating in the air”.

The expectation of the agency develops these systems using existing sensor and arms technology to any other contractor that participates in system and technology research and program. They must be needed through multiple tests and simulations, in the end some show the ability to produce “a blocked war aircraft” to meet unchanged criteria.

AccordingThe aim of the Air program is to develop “AI-powered strategic autonomy” that can eventually deploy unmanned warlord vehicles (UCAV) as part of the Air Combat mission. The program is something in the second phase of the agency Air Combat Evolution InitiativeWhich was managed earlier Allow AI to take control of the F -16 Mid -FLight And Human pilots are involved in the dogfight againstThe An AI system was previously developed as part of S Defeat human pilots in virtual dogfightAs well.

Systems and technology research seems to be the first company that an invitation has been obtained in the second phase of the DRPA program, it suggested that it had already completed the first described goal of creating fast and accurate models that captured uncertainty and improved automatically with more data. ” According to the register, the Defense Agreement Giants Lockheed Martin and BAE systems were also involved in the first phase of the program, but could not be confirmed as part of the second, which would see that Derpa would shrink its potential contractors from six to four to four.

Darpa has kept an eye on this program, but it is also autonomous in the sea. At the beginning of this week, it has announced naming USX -1 defiantIts first type of autonomous, unmanned surfaces ship and announce that it is the first to prepare for the AT-C demonstration.