Air Combat Evolution (ACE)

DARPA programme developing AI agents for autonomous within-visual-range dogfighting, demonstrated in simulation against human F-16 pilots and later flown aboard the X-62A VISTA test aircraft.

Softwareby DARPA ACEIntroduced 2019

Air Combat Evolution (ACE) — Photo: www.twz.com

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C2 software
Maven alternatives

Sources (2)

www.darpa.mil/research/programs/air-combat-evolution 2026-10-17
www.darpa.mil/news/2024/ace-ai-aerospace 2026-10-17