{"id":84921,"date":"2025-12-19T19:11:46","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T19:11:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2025\/12\/19\/radar-other-upgrades-planned-for-experimental-us-air-force-ai-fighter\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T01:31:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T01:31:37","slug":"radar-other-upgrades-planned-for-experimental-us-air-force-ai-fighter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2025\/12\/19\/radar-other-upgrades-planned-for-experimental-us-air-force-ai-fighter\/","title":{"rendered":"Radar, other upgrades planned for experimental US Air Force AI fighter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Air Force is upgrading its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/air\/2024\/04\/19\/us-air-force-stages-dogfights-with-ai-flown-fighter-jet\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/air\/2024\/04\/19\/us-air-force-stages-dogfights-with-ai-flown-fighter-jet\/\">experimental, autonomous X-62 VISTA aircraft<\/a> with new radar and other mission systems to expand its ability to conduct complicated tests of artificial intelligence technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The X-62 VISTA, which stands for Variable Stability In-flight Simulator Test Aircraft, is now undergoing a comprehensive mission systems upgrade, according to a Thursday statement from Edwards Air Force Base in California. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The airplane is a heavily modified F-16D test aircraft with upgraded avionics, which has been adapted into a platform to test cutting-edge aerospace technology and, in recent years, has been used to experiment with autonomous flight capabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School, which is part of Edwards\u2019 412th Test Wing, will install upgrades that will allow the X-62 to adopt advanced radar and sensor integration, \u201cpushing the aircraft into more complex scenarios, and will evaluate AI systems integration, collaboration, and make decisions in real time,\u201d according to the Air Force\u2019s statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAs the Air Force expands its exploration of integrating autonomy into air and space operations, the X-62 is the bridge between the historical human-centered approach and tomorrow\u2019s integration of uncrewed combat aviation,\u201d Air Force Test Pilot School Commandant Col. 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