Artificial intelligence (AI) changes strategies for B-2 and F-35 combat aircraft

WASHINGTON – Attack missions, targeting, and combat data-sharing in an F-35 or B-2 combat jet are transforming quickly because of rapid integration of emerging artificial intelligence (AI) systems, leading the U.S. Air Force to adjust tactics and adapt future war strategies. Warrior Maven reports. Continue reading original article

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24 April 2019 -- Faster computer processors, AI-infused algorithms able to fuse sensor information, and automated maintenance and checklists are influencing emerging pilot tactics to anticipate future threat environments.

For the F-35 and B-2 stealth combat aircraft, AI enables rapid database access, organizing information, and high-volume procedural functions. Algorithms, for example, increasingly are able to scan, view, and organize targeting, navigation, radar warning, images, and video.

AI now perform a wide range of combat aircraft functions; computer algorithms can access, compare, and organize vast pools of data for human decision-makers. This level of machine automation frees humans to pursue interpretive or conceptual work.

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