{"id":835,"date":"2026-05-30T07:14:56","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T07:14:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aitechnews.news\/?p=835"},"modified":"2026-05-30T07:14:56","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T07:14:56","slug":"us-completes-first-dogfight-between-ai-controlled-f-16-and-human-pilot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aitechnews.news\/?p=835","title":{"rendered":"US completes first dogfight between AI-controlled F-16 and human pilot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  width=\"580\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NaY5rF7n6VE?autoplay=1&#038;modestbranding=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>History has been made by a US military outfit that conducted the first in-air dogfight between a human pilot and an AI-controlled fighter jet.<\/p>\n<p>The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Darpa) has released footage of AI (artificial intelligence) algorithms autonomously flying a specially modified F-16 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