Brig. Gen. James Valpiani

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00:08

2026-07-24

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artificial-intelligence

AI Flew a Stock F-16. The Retrofit Kit Is the Real News

DARPA and the U.S. Air Force flew an AI-controlled F-16 on July 16 as part of the VENOM program, using a retrofit kit that interfaces with the jet's flight controls without modifying its core software…

13:51

2026-07-23

darpa.mil

artificial-intelligence

DARPA, U.S. Air Force fly AI-controlled F-16

The U.S. Air Force and DARPA have flown an AI-controlled F-16 fighter jet under the Viper Experimentation and Next-generation Operations Model (VENOM) program, marking a milestone in autonomous combat…

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DARPA 2 U.S. Air Force 2 F-16 2 VENOM program 2 Air Combat Evolution (ACE) program 1 Artificial Intelligence Reinforcements (AIR) program 1 Lt. Col. Patrick Highland 1 Shield AI 1

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artificial intelligence 2 ai policy 2 ai research 2 autonomous vehicles 2 ai agents 1 ai safety 1