Autonomy and agency

Airbus demonstrates autonomous in-flight drone control

Airbus transferred control of four target drones from a ground station to an A310 tanker, which used AI and cooperative-control algorithms to guide them without human interaction.

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CURRENT ASSESSMENT · REVISION 1
TOWARD DOOM50confidence 94/100

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The completed flight campaign demonstrated AI-guided control of multiple unmanned aircraft without human interaction, directly advancing consequential military physical autonomy.

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  1. R1
    Toward 50 · confidence 94

    New March 2023 completed military autonomous-flight demonstration.

    12 Aug 2026
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  1. DoomBench assesses “Airbus demonstrates autonomous in-flight drone control” as evidence moving toward doom, with magnitude 50 and confidence 94 out of 100 in the autonomy and agency category.

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