The Air Force Association's Mitchell Institute this week proposed the service consider pulling Lockheed Martin F-16 jets from the boneyard to repurpose them as autonomous aircraft that can fight in tandem with other platforms like the B-21 and F-35, arguing fleets of autonomous aircraft are a cost-effective way to bolster combat capacity. A Mitchell Institute policy paper released July 10 points to aircraft in long-term storage at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, AZ. Researchers argue restoring the jets to combat would...
