Author: Michael

Welcome readers of The Pentagon Rundown.
Unfortunately, I am not Jeff Schogol. My name is James Clark and I’m the editor-in-chief of Task & Purpose. Your trusted Pentagon correspondent is out today. So, rather than stumble blindly through this as I pretend to be Jeff, but with only a fraction of his talent, I wanted to take this opportunity to highlight some of his recent reporting that you may have missed in the crush of news.

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Earlier this year, an AI-piloted F-16 participated in its first full dogfight maneuver exercise. The pilot (who sat in the cockpit but did not control the aircraft) was so impressed by the computer’s performance that he stated that he would be willing to give the system fire control authority. However, America’s progress in fielding powerful AI solutions such as this may be at risk under the incoming Trump administration.

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