What the unit's building, who's joining, and what's next — plus the AI developments shaping the Air Force around us.
The AIU is conducting interviews through July 24 as it builds out its founding team. Once interviews wrap, the first tranche of AIU members will be selected and the unit's initial cadre will officially take shape — the first real step from charter to working team. We couldn't be more excited to welcome them aboard.
DARPA and the Air Force have begun flying a modified F-16 under AI control at Eglin Air Force Base under the VENOM program, with a safety pilot on board to monitor the jet and take over if needed. The effort builds on earlier autonomous dogfighting tests and pushes AI-driven air combat capability into the operational fleet, not just specialized research aircraft.
In an operational first, U.S. Transportation Command used AI agents to help plan real-world logistics moves during Operation Epic Fury, including repositioning tankers out of Spain. TRANSCOM's commander says the tools are already sharpening how the command projects and sustains combat forces worldwide.
At a Mitchell Institute roundtable, former Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall argued that when AI can out-decide a human operator, the service should let it — while stressing the need for rigorous testing and hands-on training so operators actually trust the tools they're using.
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