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Air Force’s Future Stealthy Combat Drone Could Use AI to Learn

SALON DU BOURGET, PARIS — The company working with the U.S. Air Force to create what may be the Service”s first artificial intelligence drone is gearing up for the final few demo tests, according to an industry official. Kratos Defense completed its second test flight of the XQ-58A Valkyrie unmanned aerial vehicle — which, in

U.S. Air Force Successfully Shoots Multiple Air-Launched Missiles in Laser Weapon Test

The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has announced successfully completing a major program milestone April 23, 2019 with the successful surrogate laser weapon system shoot-down of multiple air-launched missiles in flight. According to the recent statement by AFRL, the Self-Protect High Energy Laser Demonstrator (SHiELD) Advanced Technology Demonstration (ATD) Program downed the missiles using