VISTA X-62A Training Aircraft, USA

VISTA X-62A training aircraft allows rapid development and testing of advanced AI and autonomy capabilities for the USAF.

By Airforce Technology

Variable In-flight Simulation Test Aircraft (VISTA) X-62A, previously designated NF-16D, is a one-of-a-kind training aircraft manufactured by Lockheed Martin Skunk Works^® together with Calspan for the United States Air Force Test Pilot School (USAF TPS) at Edwards Air Force Base (Edwards AFB) in California, US.

The aircraft will play a key part in the acceleration of the development of artificial intelligence (AI) and tactical autonomy capabilities for the USAF.

The VISTA aircraft, which is a main part of the TPS curriculum, performed its maiden flight in April 1992. It underwent several upgrades and modifications over the years to address its limitations and improve the USAF’s capability to rapidly and safely test diverse types of configurations of radical nature.

In June 2021, the improved aircraft was officially redesignated from NF-16D VISTA to VISTA X-62A and regarded as a national asset by the USAF. The aircraft makes USAF TPS the only test pilot school having an operational X plane to support its curriculum.

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