F-16 jets to be turned into autonomous drones

Published on April 3, 2024



The U.S. Air Force say that the 96th Test Wing and 53rd Wing welcomed the first three F-16 Fighting Falcons ready to take part in the Viper Experimentation and Next-gen Operations Model – Autonomy Flying Testbed programme.
VENOM-AFT is designed and funded to accelerate testing of autonomy software on crewed and uncrewed aircraft.

VENOM-AFT complements the Autonomy Data and AI Experimentation proving ground at Eglin and informs the Collaborative Combat Aircraft program and other autonomy developers.

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