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Autonomous F-16 Fighters Are ‘Roughly Even’ With Human Pilots Said Air Force Chief (nationalinterest.org)

submitted 6 months ago by Espiritdescali to c/futurology

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[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

In this particular case the AI didn't have an advantage because the plane was designed with a human pilot in mind and only the controls were changed. The difference will come when systems are designed without pilots in the first place. Also, the current war in Ukraine has shown that dogfights are basically a thing of the past.

[–] CameronDev@programming.dev 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

The F16 can out fly a pilot though right? It can pull 9g which will eventually overwhelm the pilot? Still has the reaction speed benefits though.

Edit: i just remembered there is still a pilot onboard, so it probably isnt allowed to just pull 9g turns constantly.

Has there been much fighter to fighter combat in Ukraine? I thought it was mostly drones and anti-air lately. Havent really been following it much.