Artificial intelligence has a new skill: flying fighter planes for air combat.

Thanks to CTOnews.com netizen OC_Formula for the clue delivery! CTOnews.com, February 26 (Xinhua)-- the US Department of Defense revealed last week that artificial intelligence flew a total of 12 times, a total of 17 hours, in jets similar to the FMY 16. The series of flights took place at Edwards Air Force Base in California using a test aircraft called the Xmi 62A Vista.

During the test, one of the four different artificial intelligence algorithms controlled the aircraft at any time (although there were always safe pilots on board). This includes air combat in simulated combat missions, as well as take-off and landing operations.

Whether it is a fighter or a large airliner, it is not uncommon to use autopilot to fly. According to CTOnews.com, most of these systems use GPS navigation, similar to map navigation in smartphones. But air combat with opponents is completely different, Lockheed Martin, which designed the aircraft, said it marked the first time that artificial intelligence was "involved in tactical aircraft."