The US Air Force has reached a significant milestone in automating the F-16 fighter jet to fly the “Viper” without a pilot. The Fighting Falcon is undergoing AI modifications at Eglin Air Force Base ...

The VENOM program will modify six F-16Cs into autonomous aircraft to accelerate testing of autonomy software on crewed and uncrewed aircraft. The U.S. Air Force is progressing with the Viper ...

Photo: USAF/Samuel King Jr. Exactly one year ago the U.S. Air Force (USAF) announced the birth of something called the Viper Experimentation and Next-gen Operations Model – Autonomy Flying Testbed ...

Poland chose L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX) to supply its Viper Shield electronic warfare system as part of the nation’s F-16 Viper modernization effort, the company announced. The purchase, made ...

The VISTA and VENOM projects—both of which utilize experimental F-16 Fighting Falcons—are the beginning of the end for manned military flying. The fourth-generation F-16 fighter is at the forefront of ...

Holloman AFB is home to the 49th Wing, the Air Force’s largest F-16 and MQ-9 FTU (Formal Training Unit). Held for three weeks beginning Mar. 13, 2025, the unique exercise has been increasingly ...