The US Air Force has reached a significant milestone in automating the F-16 fighter jet to fly the “Viper” without a pilot. The Fighting Falcon is undergoing AI modifications at Eglin Air Force Base ...
Holloman AFB is home to the 49th Wing, the Air Force’s largest F-16 and MQ-9 FTU (Formal Training Unit). Held for three weeks beginning Mar. 13, 2025, the unique exercise has been increasingly ...
The VENOM program will modify six F-16Cs into autonomous aircraft to accelerate testing of autonomy software on crewed and uncrewed aircraft. The U.S. Air Force is progressing with the Viper ...
The final US Air Force (USAF) Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter destined to become an autonomous combat aircraft testbed has arrived at Eglin AFB, Florida. The jet landed on 1 April and is set to be ...
High above the Persian Gulf, a rookie fighter pilot prepares to rendezvous with a tanker aircraft to refuel mid-flight. Several miles away, the tanker appears on radar, but can also be seen visually ...
The VISTA and VENOM projects—both of which utilize experimental F-16 Fighting Falcons—are the beginning of the end for manned military flying. The fourth-generation F-16 fighter is at the forefront of ...
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