[Global Network Military Report] According to a report on the US "Theater Zone" website on November 16, US companies Red 6 and EpiSci recently completed the world’s first real-machine test against a virtual fighter, during which an experienced F-22 became stealthy The fighter pilot flew the Berkut 560 experimental aircraft and used the augmented reality (AR) helmet display to fight against an AI-simulated "J-20 stealth fighter". The Red 6 and EpiSci companies said that the test is the first step in providing similar technology to US military fighter pilots, which will allow the latter to fight against virtual opponents during training in augmented reality.
US pilots wearing AR helmet displays battle the "J-20"
reported that with the above technology, pilots can counter enemy threats simulated and replicated by AI technology, which will help the US military significantly reduce training costs. The main training facilities involved in this type of technology include a Berkut 560 experimental aircraft and a supporting AR helmet display. The AR helmet display will generate projections inside to simulate and allow the pilot to perceive the scene of a confrontation with an enemy fighter. It is worth noting that during the test at the Camarillo Airport in California, the opponent that the US F-22 fighter pilot encountered was a "J-20 stealth fighter" generated by EpiSci's tactical artificial intelligence technology.
Berkut 560 experimental aircraft
According to reports, Chris Kintyre, vice president of the American EpiSci company responsible for the independent tactical system research and development project, said: "Through the first use of artificial intelligence technology for (simulation) air combat, EpiSci's tactical artificial intelligence technology has demonstrated' The ability to operate on a real fighter plane (J-20)'."
"Although fighter planes with automated control technology may be deployed in the future, this system is now ready to bring us (US military) training "New capabilities" provide direct benefits for the development of the U.S. Air Force and the improvement of fighter pilots’ combat capabilities," Kintyre added: "By introducing this technology to pilots now, they can use a series of unmanned pilots for the future. Tools to make more adequate preparations.” The
report pointed out that EpiSci borrowed from the previous experience in the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) "Alpha Robot Dog" project and integrated the company's tactical artificial intelligence into the AI system. In this way, related AI technologies that were previously only available on traditional ground simulators are introduced into the cockpit of the aircraft, and finally the pilots can fight against the "J-20 fighter" in the real aircraft.
The American pilots who participated in the test project wore AR helmet display
. Unlike EpiSci, which provides tactical artificial intelligence technology for simulating J-20 fighter jets, Red 6 is responsible for providing AR helmet display and related technologies during the test. The Airborne Tactical Augmented Reality System (ATARS) developed by the company enables pilots to fly "real fighter jets" in the world created by AR technology. After integrating EpiSci’s tactical artificial intelligence technology on the relevant platform, users “can interact with and respond to any threatening fighter”, which will provide various possibilities for pilot training. The
report emphasizes that Red 6’s ATARS system is advertised as the first "dynamic outdoor environment" wide field of view, full-color augmented reality technology solution. Its ultimate goal is to provide pilots who fly fighter jets in the real world. The ability to perceive synthetic threats in the real environment-of course, this requires the relevant AR technology to achieve "seamless integration" with the environment outside the cockpit of the fighter. The
report also added that in addition to simulating and replicating enemy aircraft in air combat exercises, the tactical artificial intelligence technology used in the test project may also play other roles, including providing various levels of other U.S. pilots. Demonstration projects, for example, simulate flying in larger formations, including (simulating) "loyal wingmen" flying side by side.
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