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AI Takes Flight: Combat Trials of Gripen E vs. Human Pilot
- Saab and Helsing conducted combat tests last week where an AI flew a Gripen E warplane against a human pilot in Sweden-funded trials.
- These tests followed months of simulation and built on prior demonstrations like Frank Kendall's May 2024 AI-assisted F-16 flight, marking a step in European autonomy efforts.
- Between May 28 and June 3, three flights under "Project Beyond" featured Helsing’s Centaur AI controlling a Gripen E in beyond visual range combat scenarios, competing against a human pilot flying a Gripen D.
- Saab executives said Centaur processed data equating to 30 years’ experience weekly, while Chief Innovation Officer Marcus Wandt noted pilot skill remains vital as AI-human outcomes were inconclusive.
- The tests emphasize Sweden’s focus on merging AI with future crewed and uncrewed jets within its KFS study and plan more 2025 flights to improve the AI system’s capabilities.
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One of the founders of the German arms start-up Helsing, Niklas Köhler, talks about the successful tests of a so-called AI agent in the cockpit of the Swedish fighter jet Gripen E.
Saab's futuristic test flight. "We are blurring the boundaries between today and the future."
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MSNSaab and Helsing pit AI-piloted warplane against real fighter pilot
PARIS: Sweden's Saab and German defence startup Helsing have conducted combat testing of a Gripen E warplane flown by AI against a real fighter pilot, they said on Wednesday, in a step forward in European efforts to compete on autonomy in...
Marcus Wandt was a test pilot
AI-piloted warplane faces off against human fighter pilot
PARIS — Sweden's Saab and German defence startup Helsing have conducted combat testing of a Gripen E warplane flown by artificial intelligence (AI) against a real fighter pilot, they said on Wednesday, in a step forward in European efforts to compete on autonomy in defence.
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