DARPA Tests AI Dogfighting in Two-Versus-One Simulations Written 23 March 2021

FlightGlobal reports that DARPA’s Air Combat Evolution program tested team dogfighting between AI-controlled fighters in a software simulation in February. The “Scrimmage 1” was run by Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, and tested AI algorithms in a two-versus-one simulated engagement. DARPA Strategic Technology Office Program Manager Col. Dan Javorsek said, “These new engagements represent an important step in building trust in the algorithms since they allow us to assess how the [artificial intelligent] agents handle clear avenue of fire restrictions set up to prevent fratricide; This is exceedingly important when operating with offensive weapons in a dynamic and confusing environment that includes a manned fighter, and also affords the opportunity to increase the complexity and teaming associated with manoeuvring two aircraft in relation to an adversary.”
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