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HASC Bill Would Authorize DoD/USAF AI Tanker Pilot Program

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HASC Bill Would Authorize DoD/USAF AI Tanker Pilot Program
U.S. Air Force Capt. Adam Scott of the 344th Air Refueling Squadron pilots a KC-46A Pegasus over Kansas on March 29th during Exercise Lethal Pride. The aircrew utilized night vision goggles to perform the first training on the newly installed Airfield Marking Patterns (AMP)-3 system at McConnell AFB, Kan. AMP-3 is a type of airfield marking pattern used for unconventional airfields and landing zones that lack traditional airfield lighting, the Air Force said (U.S. Air Force Photo)

The House Armed Services Committee's (HASC) fiscal 2024 defense authorization bill would authorize a DoD/U.S. Air Force pilot program for tankers that use artificial intelligence (AI). Under Section 345 of the bill, DoD Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer Craig Martell, Pentagon acquisition chief William LaPlante, and the future chief of staff of the Air Force would start the pilot within three months of the bill becoming law in order "to optimize the logistics of aerial refueling and fuel management…

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