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Kendall Flies in Front Seat of X-62A VISTA

Frank Wolfe

Friday, May 3rd, 2024

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Kendall Flies in Front Seat of X-62A VISTA

U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall flew in the front seat of the X-62A Variable In-flight Simulation Test Aircraft (VISTA) on May 2 during an autonomous flight from Edwards AFB, Calif., the Air Force said on May 3. Starting in December, 2022, the Air Force Test Pilot School ramped up X-62A autonomous flight tests through the use of artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms, including those by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's Air Combat Evolution (ACE) program (Defense Daily, Feb. 14,…

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