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Air Force Test Using AI With Fighter Pilots

For the first time, U.S. fighter pilots have taken directions from an artificial intelligence system during a live test, marking a moment that could reshape the future of air combat. The exercise, conducted earlier this month by the Air Force and Navy ...

A Navy warship mistook US fighter jets for enemy missiles and opened fire. The targeted pilot saw his life flash before his eyes.

New documents reveal how the USS Gettysburg shot down an F/A-18 and nearly hit a second one above the Red Sea last year.

A US F-16 pilot outflew enemy missiles with extreme high-G turns for 15 minutes during a Middle East mission

An Air Force citation obtained by Business Insider describes how the pilot survived a harrowing mission in enemy airspace.
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Report to Congress on U.S. Air Force Collaborative Combat Aircraft

The following is the Nov. 28, 2025, Congressional Research Service in focus report U.S. Air Force Collaborative Combat Aircraft. From the Report The U.S. Air Force is developing a new type of uncrewed weapon system called Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA).
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