A promising American fighter of the sixth generation, created under the Next-Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program, is likely to receive a co-pilot, whose role will be played by AI.
According to the assistant Secretary of the US air force for procurement, technology and logistics will Roper, the sixth-generation fighter, created in the interests of the us air force, will almost certainly be equipped with "advanced" artificial intelligence that can take on the duties of a pilot. This will solve a number of problems, including those related to the survivability of the winged machine.
The de facto representative of the air force just once again voiced a trend that is now extremely popular in the West (and not only). According to it, in the future, fighters will be able to solve combat tasks in unmanned mode. We can see some manifestations of this concept already now — on the example of existing fighter-bombers.
Nevertheless, any information about the American fighter of the sixth generation is extremely important. Recall that this year, unexpectedly for the whole world, the US air force reported on flight tests of a demonstrator aircraft created under the Next Generation Air Dominance program. Thus, the United States can become the first in the world to receive a new generation fighter.
