(ORDO NEWS) — Researchers at the Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics have used artificial intelligence (AI) to simulate dogfights involving hypersonic aircraft.
The simulation involved aircraft that developed speeds from M=5 to M=11, which is 11 times the speed of sound.
During the simulation, the researchers had an aircraft flying at a speed of M=11 attack another fighter flying at a speed of M=1.3.
Usually, opponents try to fight each other in aerial combat and avoid the opponent’s pursuit. Instinct would tell a person that the manner of attack in hypersonic combat is no different.
However, in the simulated situation, instead of flying straight to the target, the AI ”pilot” chose to take a position well ahead of the enemy fighter.
Instead of attacking the target directly, he overtook it and fired a missile in the opposite direction to the movement of the fighter itself. IN
In the simulation, the target was 30 kilometers behind the hypersonic aircraft, but was hit by a missile at a speed of M=11. The researchers found that the AI completed the fight in just eight seconds.
Chinese researchers are not just doing combat simulations using AI: the fact is that sooner or later the military will have to trust the artificial intelligence system on board a hypersonic aircraft to perform all other tasks.
The fact is that the brain of an average person (even a trained pilot) will not cope with the control of the aircraft and maneuvering at a speed of M = 11, and will not be able to launch a rocket in a timely manner.
Therefore, when and if fighters reach hypersonic speeds, they are likely to become unmanned.
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