An image on what appears to be Malan's main runway of Wing Loong drones and their crews. The base's use as a drone development center dates back at least to the early stages of the Wing Loong program. Uncredited/Chinese Military
Warzone/The Drive: Flanker Fighter Appears Among Unmanned Aircraft At China's Secretive Test Base
Is China flight testing its own artificial intelligence 'brain' for its combat aircraft?
The United States is publicly pursuing its Skyborg artificial intelligence program—among other associated initiatives—that is mainly focused on infusing unmanned combat aircraft with advanced autonomous capabilities, but it could also work as a copilot of sorts for manned platforms. Now there seem to be indications that China could be test-flying a similar concept on a J-16 Flanker fighter. This is part of a broader push by both countries' air arms to rapidly enhance their unmanned capabilities, including the development of manned-unmanned teaming and optionally manned air combat concepts.
The War Zone obtained a satellite image dated June 1 of China's secretive test base near Malan in Xinjiang province, which is known to be on the leading edge of the country's unmanned military aircraft development efforts. The photo shows a lineup of various drones being tested at the base, all of which have been previously identified, outside of the large unmanned aircraft hangars that line a long taxiway that services the western extension of the base.
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