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U-2 Flies with Booz Allen Hamilton Artificial Intelligence Algorithm

Frank Wolfe

Friday, January 8th, 2021

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U-2 Flies with Booz Allen Hamilton Artificial Intelligence Algorithm

A U-2 reconnaissance plane equipped with artificial intelligence prepares to land at Beale AFB, Calif. on Dec. 15. (U.S. Air Force Photo)

A Lockheed Martin [LMT] U-2 Dragon reconnaissance aircraft used an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm by Booz Allen Hamilton [BAH] in flight on Dec. 15, the company said Jan. 6. The flight came in support of the 9th Reconnaissance Wing's U-2 Federal Laboratory at Beale AFB, Calif. The U.S. Air Force said that the Dec. 15 flight was the first time AI has commanded a military system, as the AI algorithm helped to steer the U-2's radar and navigate the plane…

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