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NATO unveils an updated AI strategy to counteract risks.

NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, has issued an updated Artificial Intelligence (AI) strategy to encourage the responsible application of AI in defence initiatives and to counter threats posed by adversaries using AI technology. In 2021, NATO initially adopted an AI strategy that endorsed six Principles of Responsible Use (PRUs) for leveraging AI in defence,…

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DARPA conducted trials involving an AI-controlled F-16 jet in a simulated air-to-air combat against a human opponent.

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has disclosed the first-in-air trial of an AI-piloted jet in a simulated combat against a human-operated F-16. The AI pilot performance was demonstrated at the Air Force Test Pilot School at Edwards Air Force Base, California in September 2023 but was only recently announced. The AI system, developed…

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The Pentagon desires 1,000 mini fighter jets operated by artificial intelligence, also known as ghost jets.

The US Air Force (USAF) is on the verge of gaining 1,000 small, autonomously-piloted "ghost” fighter jets under a new project launched by the Pentagon. Last year, the USAF successfully tested an AI-piloted stealth jet called XQ-58A Valkyrie, and plans to roll out fleets of these unmanned aircraft are progressing. Defence giants Boeing, Lockheed Martin,…

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