Christopher Cotting, the former director of research at the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School (TPS), received his "fini-flight" onboard the X-62A Variable In-flight Simulation Test Aircraft (VISTA) on Nov. 8, 2023. Cotting played an integral role in the modernization and upgrade of the VISTA during his tenure at TPS, the Air Force said (U.S. Air Force Photo)
Enabling multiple, collaborative Pentagon autonomous systems to learn from experience and adapt in fluid environments is a significant challenge for drones, a U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) official said this week.
“Sometimes things have undergone…