YFQ-42 AI-enabled drone crashes for the first time during testing
This drone fighter is one of several Dark Merlins currently in testing for the U.S. Air Force’s Increment One Collaborative Combat Aircraft, or CCA, drone contract.... Read more.
China’s reported decision to convert 500 dated J-6 fighters into kamikaze drones doesn’t make sense
China is converting retired fighters into kamikaze drones, but does that actually make sense?... Read more.
What is a kill chain and why it matters for modern militaries
When officials talk about conducting combat operations, you’ll often hear them refer to opening and closing "kill chains."... Read more.
US air superiority against Iran won’t protect shipping through the Strait of Hormuz
As the offensive against Iran stretches past the first month, Iran has maintained a stranglehold on the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz. ... Read more.
The real dangers of military AI systems aren’t the ones depicted in sci-fi
It's really important that we try to divorce our perceptions of AI from pop culture depictions.... Read more.
Maven AI, which is revolutionizing how the US military engages targets, is already in use against Iran
Maven makes executing strikes against targets as simple as a few clicks of a mouse.... Read more.
Footage shows F/A-18 Super Hornet narrowly avoid missile over Iran
The footage demonstrates the very real risk American aviators continue to face as this conflict stretches toward its fourth week.... Read more.
Anduril’s AI-piloted Fury drone goes into serial production, but who will buy it?
For the first time in history, an AI-piloted fighter drone has started serial production.... Read more.
The Air Force made Lockheed’s Skunk Works design a stealth pole
Lockheed's legendary Skunk Works designed and built the world's first operational stealth aircraft... and the Air Force's first stealth pole.... Read more.
BREAKING: F-35 allegedly hit over Iran but managed to make impressive, safe landing
If the footage is real, it offers two equally important lessons.... Read more.