Air Force seeks 'quarterback in the sky' with Skyborg program by 2023

By Sara Sirota / March 21, 2019 at 10:48 AM
The Air Force aims to field an unmanned autonomous vehicle that can serve as a platform for operational artificial intelligence by the end of 2023, according to the program's manager. The program -- called Skyborg -- is the Air Force's primary platform for experimenting with AI for air combat. It was a new-start in fiscal year 2019. Speaking at an event held by the Center for Strategic and International Studies on Friday, service acquisition chief Will Roper described Skyborg as...

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