On April 1, 2024, the 96th and 53rd Wings at Eglin Air Force Base welcomed the first batch of three F-16 Fighting Falcons, paving the way for their participation in the innovative Viper Experimentation and Next-gen Operations Model - Autonomy Flying Testbed (VENOM-AFT) initiative. This program aims, among other things, to accelerate the evaluation of unmanned flight software for the F-16s.
Read full news at this link...
href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEphPIcH65khD9r4s9iufZd7I7eXqne1XI0RIW1It_53n9HcROwhuWVejwOYaaszsmOxNCNnT-e9a25Ip794z3a40JqjSq6scdQ_Ko5K-fkSSuBFHyMovBujx4s-2Etev4fsRw6QEwSIv3jPv7bJwMioVDlIAZqoQ878ftIXLt8g0XhixKr5JIxKiVBMI/s925/United%20States%20Modifies%20F-16%20Multi-Role%20Fighter%20To%20Make%20It%20A%20UAV%20925%20001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;">
The VENOM-AFT is designed and funded to accelerate the testing of autonomy software on crewed and uncrewed aircraft. (Picture source: US DoD)
Read more...

Read more...