Will AI Platforms Be The New Top Guns In Dogfights Of The Future

Student pilots of the US Air Force take part in a virtual reality flight simulation in January 2018 at Columbus Air Force Base in Mississippi. Photo: US Air Force

SCMP: In the dogfights of the future, are these the new top guns?

* A newcomer to combat took on one of the US’ best fighter jet pilots in a series of simulated aerial battles
* The result was a win for the contender but not a victory for the approach, analysts say

When the final dogfight was over, there was no argument who won.

The competition pitted a newcomer against one of the US Air Force’s top pilots in a simulated battle for air superiority in the AlphaDogfight Trials in the United States earlier this month.

After making it through the three rounds of qualifiers, the contender took on and convincingly rounded the veteran.

But there was no slap on the back for the victor – the winner was an artificial intelligence algorithm.

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WNU Editor: Short answer is yes. But it will be far in the future.

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