AI-enabled Air Force unmanned drones will 'dogfight' manned fighter jets

Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. What if an unmanned fighter or advanced drone, operated with various levels of advanced AI-informed algorithms, engaged in fast air-to-air combat maneuvers in a direct dogfight or close-in engagement with a manned enemy fighter? These questions, which raise substantial tactical, strategic and command and control questions, are fast becoming a near-term reality. NEW AIR FORCE STEALTH BOMBER ARRIVES IN JUST '2 YEARS' "Autonomous systems going up against a manned system in some kind of air-to-air engagement ... is a bold idea," Lt. Gen. "Jack" Shanahan, Director, Joint Artificial Intelligence Center, told The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies in a special video interview series.