Skyborg mission sets to evolve via 'Century Series' model, may run like iPhone apps

By Sara Sirota / March 2, 2020 at 11:01 AM
ORLANDO, FL -- The Skyborg program won't produce the hyped vision of a weaponized, loyal wingman right away, but will instead introduce advanced technology in cycles, allowing the system to take on more complex mission sets over time that could eventually run like applications on an iPhone, according to Air Force officials. Skyborg is intended to add artificial intelligence to autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles and is one of the inaugural vanguard programs the Air Force launched to push groundbreaking capabilities...

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