Nominee for Air Force chief cites AI possibilities

Retired Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach, President Trump's nominee for Air Force chief of staff, said he supports investments into modernizing the service’s test and evaluation process, including improving modeling and simulation capabilities, digital and automated tools and prototyping efforts, Inside Defense reported.

The nominee said such investments will be useful in development efforts for programs including hypersonic missiles, cybersecurity, autonomous systems, artificial intelligence and machine learning, in written responses to the Senate Armed Services Committee’s advance policy questions posted...