DARPA Just Flew an AI-Piloted F-16 in Real Airspace. Autonomous Combat Aviation Has Arrived.
AI First Pod · Aug 11, 2026 · 5:27
AI First Pod · Aug 11, 2026 · 5:27
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The US military completed the first real-world AI-piloted F-16 flight — in actual airspace, not simulation. The same week Anthropic was removed from federal contracts for refusing to authorize autonomous weapons. We cover what the flight means for military AI, Palantir's 93% revenue growth and the AI sovereignty demand behind it, Meta's $1.25/M Muse Code launch, and Anthropic hiring a former Supreme Court Justice as its first global affairs chief.
