Artificial intelligence flies XQ-58A Valkyrie drone

Published on August 4, 2023

The Air Force Research Laboratory successfully flew an XQ-58A Valkyrie drone using artificial intelligence software on July 25 at the Eglin Test and Training Complex in Florida. The flight, following two years of work and a partnership with Skyborg Vanguard, demonstrated the ability to develop AI agents for modern air-to-air and air-to-surface skills, applicable to the Collaborative Combat Aircraft program. The lab's Autonomous Air Combat Operations team created algorithms that underwent extensive testing in simulations and with the XQ-58A Valkyrie drone to advance autonomous operations and human-machine teaming capabilities.

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