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August 15th 2025

DARPA Is Taking Its AI Fighter Jet Program to the Next Level

Seems safe.

Tech News AJ Dellinger Aug 15

April 18th 2024

DARPA Tests AI Dogfighting (But Won’t Say If the Human Pilot or Computer Won)

DARPA's abortive attempt to build Skynet from 1983-1993 has gotten a second chance.

Artificial Intelligence Matt Novak Apr 18

March 19th 2024

Another UFO Report Is a Bust. So Why Do So Many People Still Believe the Truth Is Out There?

Another government report concludes we've never encountered aliens. So why do so many people still believe it?

Tech News Lucas Ropek Mar 19

April 11th 2023

Pentagon Classified Documents Leak Linked to Discord

Photographed documents with alleged Secret or Top Secret classification were leaked from the Pentagon and reportedly posted on Discord as early as January.

Tech News Kevin Hurler Apr 11

February 14th 2023

AI-Controlled Fighter Jet Flies 17 Hours Without Pilot’s Help

An AI fighter jet was created to reduce human casualties and create a new method for in-flight combat.

Artificial Intelligence Nikki Main Feb 14

October 5th 2022

South Korea Accidentally Hits Own Base With Missile During Show of Force Against North Korea

The failed missile test doesn't inspire confidence when the entire world is already concerned about nuclear war.

Tech News Matt Novak Oct 5

September 27th 2022

Germany Suspects Sabotage Over Nord Stream Gas Pipeline Leaks

The Nord Stream pipelines carry natural gas from Russia to Germany across a collective 2,456 kilometers beneath the Baltic Sea.

Energy Kevin Hurler Sep 27

April 7th 2022

The Pentagon’s Long Road to an Army of Autonomous Vehicles

AV development has taken "longer than I ever imagined," the Deputy Secretary of Defense said this week.

Tech News Mack DeGeurin Apr 7

February 24th 2022

10 Photos and Videos From Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine That Are Actually Fake

Even video game footage is going viral during Russia's invasion.

Tech News Matt Novak Feb 24

May 26th 2021

How an Artificial Superintelligence Might Actually Destroy Humanity

I’m confident that machine intelligence will be our final undoing. Its potential to wipe out humanity is something I’ve been thinking and writing about for the better part of 20 years. I take a lot of flak for this, but the prospect of human civilization getting extinguished by its own tools is not to be…

Artificial Intelligence George Dvorsky May 26

May 17th 2019

F-16 Fighter Jet Crashes Into California Warehouse, Worker Captures Aftermath on Video

On Thursday, an F-16 fighter jet crashed into a warehouse near the March Air Reserve Base in southern California. The pilot ejected and survived, but roughly a dozen people inside the warehouse were sent to the hospital for minor injuries related to the crash. The aftermath was all captured on video. The fighter jet, part…

Tech News Matt Novak May 17

August 29th 2014

Video: Unmanned F-16 jet dodges a live missile for the first time

Boeing has successfully tested the QF-16 against live fire for the first time. The QF-16 is a a modified version of the F-16 Fighting Falcon designed to be controlled remotely by a human pilot so companies can test new weapons systems against it. It’s pretty awesome to see it dodging the bullet in the skies.…

Sploid Jesus Diaz Aug 29

August 22nd 2014

F-16s flying over Greenland look like snowspeeders over Hoth

Enjoy this cool video of some Royal Danish Air Force’s F-16s flying low level over Greenland. I imagine the pilots wearing rebel helmets looking for Imperial AT-AT walkers. Pew pew. SPLOID is a new blog about awesome stuff. Join us on Facebook

Sploid Jesus Diaz Aug 22

June 10th 2014

Extremely rare photo of two armed F-16s escorting a Boeing Dreamliner

The Aviationist caught these cool selfies of two Royal Netherlands Air Force pilots escorting a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner in F-16 fighter jets fully armed for air interception duties. But don’t worry, it’s not a terrorism alarm. They were just welcoming the country’s first Dreamliner. SPLOID is a new blog about awesome stuff. Join us on…

Sploid Jesus Diaz Jun 10

June 5th 2014

Refueling an F-16 in the middle of the night looks scary as hell

This video doesn’t show much—and that’s why it’s so damn scary: Two US Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon jets approach a KC-135 tanker for refueling in the middle of the night. With no moonlight, the pilots and the fuel boom operator can only see the lights as they get closer and closer until they connect.…

Sploid Jesus Diaz Jun 5

May 8th 2014

The whole world seems reflected on this F-16 pilot diving back to Earth

A pretty and rather unusual selfieof an F-16 pilot as he was diving and spinning perpendicular to the ground. The dark sky contrast with the spherical view of the world on his helmet, colorized by its visor tint. The photo was taken by one of the pilots in the Turkish Air Force’s acrobatic team—the Solo…

Sploid Jesus Diaz May 8

April 14th 2014

Not Photoshopped — These Two Planes Really Are Flying Like This

It’s called a Calypso Pass. That’s when two jets fly in a mirror image pattern like this, often only inches apart. A few weeks ago, two U.S. Air Force Thunderbird F-16 Fighting Falcons did just that. Show me a drone with this kind of style. The Thunderbirds performed for a huge crowd on March 23,…

io9 Annalee Newitz Apr 14

March 26th 2014

Another insanely cool F-16 pilot selfie makes me jealous

The Aviationist’s David Cenciotti argues that F-16 pilots take the most amazing selfies because of the fighter’s bubble canopy. Looking at the evidence, it’s impossible to debate his argument. That rounded glass gives the very best view of any of the modern jets—perhaps even better than good old P-51 Mustang. https://gizmodo.com/awesome-animated-gif-of-that-f-16-pilot-selfie-firing-a-1537750009 This is a Royal…

Sploid Jesus Diaz Mar 26

March 3rd 2014

This pilot firing a missile is the coolest selfie ever, not the Oscars’

Forget about Ellen Degeneres and forget about this astronaut. This is the most awesome selfie,not theirs: A Royal Danish Air Force pilot firing a live air-to-air AIM-9 Sidewinder missile form his F-16 fighter. I feel a bit of deja vu writing about this—after this and this—but it’s such a cool image that it had to…

Sploid Jesus Diaz Mar 3

February 22nd 2014

Rare photo of two F-16 landing simultaneously in perfect sync

This is something you don’t see every day: Two fighter jets landing simultaneously in perfect synchronization on the same runway. Two U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 35th Fighter Squadron land in sync after a training sortie Feb. 13, 2014, at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea. The pilots faced different training scenarios to…

Sploid Jesus Diaz Feb 22

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DARPA Is Taking Its AI Fighter Jet Program to the Next Level

DARPA Tests AI Dogfighting (But Won’t Say If the Human Pilot or Computer Won)

Another UFO Report Is a Bust. So Why Do So Many People Still Believe the Truth Is Out There?

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AI-Controlled Fighter Jet Flies 17 Hours Without Pilot’s Help

South Korea Accidentally Hits Own Base With Missile During Show of Force Against North Korea

Germany Suspects Sabotage Over Nord Stream Gas Pipeline Leaks

The Pentagon’s Long Road to an Army of Autonomous Vehicles

10 Photos and Videos From Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine That Are Actually Fake

How an Artificial Superintelligence Might Actually Destroy Humanity

F-16 Fighter Jet Crashes Into California Warehouse, Worker Captures Aftermath on Video

Video: Unmanned F-16 jet dodges a live missile for the first time

F-16s flying over Greenland look like snowspeeders over Hoth

Extremely rare photo of two armed F-16s escorting a Boeing Dreamliner

Refueling an F-16 in the middle of the night looks scary as hell

The whole world seems reflected on this F-16 pilot diving back to Earth

Not Photoshopped — These Two Planes Really Are Flying Like This

Another insanely cool F-16 pilot selfie makes me jealous

This pilot firing a missile is the coolest selfie ever, not the Oscars’

Rare photo of two F-16 landing simultaneously in perfect sync

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