US fighter pilots have, for the first time, received real-time battle directions from an AI system during a Pentagon-led joint exercise — a milestone in weaving artificial intelligence directly into combat operations.
The test featured an aerial battle management solution called Starsage, which guided F-16, F/A-18, and F-35 pilots with tactical instructions normally handled by controllers on the ground, Fox News reported.
Built by Virginia-based autonomy firm Raft AI, the tech slashed response times from minutes to seconds, pushing instant threat alerts and mission updates straight to the cockpit to give pilots one-on-one support.
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