{"id":5881567,"date":"2026-07-17T08:55:23","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T06:55:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/darpa-ai-venom-f-16-first-autonomous-flight-eglin-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-07-17T10:32:53","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T08:32:53","slug":"darpa-ai-venom-f-16-premier-vol-autonome-a-eglin-en-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/fr\/darpa-ai-venom-f-16-first-autonomous-flight-eglin-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"L&#039;IA de la DARPA vient de piloter un v\u00e9ritable F-16"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.et_pb_title_container h1.entry-title { padding-top: 40px !important; }<\/style><p>Pendant deux ans, les avions sont rest\u00e9s immobilis\u00e9s dans un hangar de la base a\u00e9rienne d&#039;Eglin, tandis que des ing\u00e9nieurs travaillaient \u00e0 leur conception et \u00e0 leur programmation. Cette semaine, l&#039;un d&#039;eux a enfin vol\u00e9 \u2013 et pendant certaines phases du vol, aucun pilote n&#039;\u00e9tait aux commandes.<\/p><p>L&#039;US Air Force et la DARPA ont plac\u00e9 la premi\u00e8re <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/fr\/aeronef\/f-16-fighting-falcon\/\">F-16<\/a> \u00c9quip\u00e9 du kit d&#039;autonomie VENOM, l&#039;appareil d\u00e9colle, pilot\u00e9 par une intelligence artificielle, tandis qu&#039;un pilote d&#039;essai l&#039;accompagne en simple observateur. C&#039;est le moment o\u00f9 le long et minutieux processus du Pentagone vers les avions de chasse robotis\u00e9s cesse d&#039;\u00eatre une simulation et devient un v\u00e9ritable appareil au-dessus de la Floride.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f5f5f5;padding:20px;border-radius:8px;margin:24px 0\"><p style=\"margin:0 0 10px;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;letter-spacing:.03em\">FAITS RAPIDES<\/p><table style=\"border-collapse:collapse;font-size:15px;line-height:1.5\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding:4px 14px 4px 0;color:#555;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\"><strong>Programme<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:4px 0\">VENOM-AFT \u2014 Banc d&#039;essai de vol autonome pour l&#039;exp\u00e9rimentation et le d\u00e9veloppement de Viper<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:4px 14px 4px 0;color:#555;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\"><strong>Partenaires<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:4px 0\">L&#039;US Air Force et la DARPA, dans le cadre du programme Air Combat Evolution (ACE)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:4px 14px 4px 0;color:#555;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\"><strong>A\u00e9ronef<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:4px 0\">F-16C\/D Fighting Falcon \u2014 3 modifi\u00e9s \u00e0 Eglin, jusqu&#039;\u00e0 6 pr\u00e9vus<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:4px 14px 4px 0;color:#555;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\"><strong>Maison<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:4px 0\">Base a\u00e9rienne d&#039;Eglin, Floride \u2014 96e escadre d&#039;essais et 53e escadre<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:4px 14px 4px 0;color:#555;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\"><strong>Jalon<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:4px 0\">Premier vol contr\u00f4l\u00e9 par un agent autonome, juillet 2026<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:4px 14px 4px 0;color:#555;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\"><strong>R\u00f4le humain<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:4px 0\">\u201c Surveillance humaine \u201d \u2014 un pilote est toujours \u00e0 bord<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:4px 14px 4px 0;color:#555;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\"><strong>But<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:4px 0\">Alimentez le programme de drones ailiers du Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Deux ans d&#039;op\u00e9rations, une sortie historique<\/h2><p>L&#039;id\u00e9e est d&#039;une simplicit\u00e9 trompeuse\u00a0: prendre un avion de chasse ayant fait ses preuves au combat, y int\u00e9grer un ordinateur capable de le piloter et utiliser l&#039;appareil comme laboratoire volant pour le logiciel qui, un jour, pilotera des a\u00e9ronefs sans pilote. La difficult\u00e9 r\u00e9side dans le fait de mener cette op\u00e9ration sans faire de victimes.<\/p><p>Trois F-16 sont arriv\u00e9s \u00e0 Eglin entre 2024 et 2025 pour \u00eatre transform\u00e9s en bancs d&#039;essai dans le cadre du projet VENOM-AFT, puis remis \u00e0 la 96e escadre d&#039;essais et \u00e0 la 53e escadre. Les appareils ont repris les vols en juin afin de prouver leur navigabilit\u00e9 apr\u00e8s les modifications. En juillet, l&#039;\u00e9quipe a franchi une \u00e9tape cruciale\u00a0: une intelligence artificielle a pris le contr\u00f4le en vol et pilot\u00e9 l&#039;avion, le pilote humain passant du r\u00f4le de pilote \u00e0 celui de superviseur.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin:0 0 24px\"><img data-opt-id=1314429393  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/b\/be\/A_USAF_F-16_pilot_breaking_right_on_final_approach_over_northern_Las_Vegas.jpg\/1280px-A_USAF_F-16_pilot_breaking_right_on_final_approach_over_northern_Las_Vegas.jpg\" alt=\"Un F-16 en approche finale\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block;border-radius:6px\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin-top:6px;font-style:italic\">Un F-16C modifi\u00e9 dans le cadre du projet VENOM sur la base a\u00e9rienne d&#039;Eglin. Photo\u00a0: US Air Force \/ Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Il ne s&#039;agit pas d&#039;une conversion de drone au sens strict du terme, avec suppression du cockpit. Le pilote reste aux commandes. Ce qui change, c&#039;est qui est aux commandes lors d&#039;un test donn\u00e9, et la rapidit\u00e9 avec laquelle l&#039;Arm\u00e9e de l&#039;air peut tester un nouveau logiciel d&#039;autonomie sur un a\u00e9ronef r\u00e9el et v\u00e9rifier sa robustesse face aux al\u00e9as physiques du vol r\u00e9el.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f8f9fa;border-left:4px solid #1565c0;padding:20px 22px;margin:18px 0 24px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7;display:flex;gap:20px;align-items:flex-start\"><div><em>\u201c Ce programme transformateur a le potentiel de red\u00e9finir les paradigmes du combat a\u00e9rien en favorisant de nouvelles fonctions autonomes pour les plateformes actuelles et futures, avec ou sans \u00e9quipage. \u201d<\/em><div style=\"margin-top:10px;font-size:14px;color:#555\"><strong>Major Ross Elder<\/strong> \u2014 Responsable des essais de d\u00e9veloppement du programme VENOM, base a\u00e9rienne d&#039;Eglin<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">L&#039;humain ne sort jamais de la boucle<\/h2><p>L&#039;arm\u00e9e de l&#039;air ne cesse de r\u00e9p\u00e9ter l&#039;expression \u201c\u00a0contr\u00f4le humain permanent\u00a0\u201d. Cela signifie qu&#039;un pilote est toujours pr\u00e9sent, supervisant le fonctionnement des algorithmes et ayant le pouvoir de les activer ou de les d\u00e9sactiver en temps r\u00e9el. VENOM ne pr\u00e9voit pas de cockpits vides \u2013 du moins pas encore.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f8f9fa;border-left:4px solid #1565c0;padding:20px 22px;margin:18px 0 24px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7;display:flex;gap:20px;align-items:flex-start\"><div><em>\u201c Ces appareils VENOM ne voleront jamais seuls. \u201d<\/em><div style=\"margin-top:10px;font-size:14px;color:#555\"><strong>Colonel Joe Gagnon<\/strong> \u2014 Commandant du 85e escadron d&#039;essais et d&#039;\u00e9valuation<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p>C\u2019est pr\u00e9cis\u00e9ment cette prudence qui est essentielle. Plus vite l\u2019Arm\u00e9e de l\u2019air pourra prouver la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 d\u2019un comportement autonome sur un F-16 pilot\u00e9, plus vite elle pourra faire confiance \u00e0 ce m\u00eame code sur un appareil sans pilote. Gagnon a d\u00e9crit l\u2019objectif comme une \u201c\u00a0acc\u00e9l\u00e9ration du d\u00e9ploiement\u00a0\u201d\u00a0: aller aussi vite que possible en toute s\u00e9curit\u00e9 afin que les drones arrivent plus t\u00f4t.<\/p><h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Pourquoi un avion de chasse des ann\u00e9es 1970 sert de mod\u00e8le aux drones de demain<\/h2><p>VENOM alimente directement le programme Collaborative Combat Aircraft, la flotte de drones d&#039;escorte semi-autonomes et bon march\u00e9 que l&#039;arm\u00e9e de l&#039;air souhaite d\u00e9ployer aux c\u00f4t\u00e9s des avions de combat. <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/fr\/aeronef\/f-35-eclair-ii\/\">F-35<\/a> et le futur F-47. Chaque le\u00e7on tir\u00e9e des bancs d&#039;essai du F-16 \u2014 comment une IA g\u00e8re une fusion, une formation, un passage d&#039;armement \u2014 est une le\u00e7on que les CCA h\u00e9ritent.<\/p><p>Le programme ACE de la DARPA et son avion X-62A VISTA ont pos\u00e9 les bases de ce projet. En septembre 2023, ce dernier a r\u00e9alis\u00e9 le tout premier combat a\u00e9rien rapproch\u00e9 entre un F-16 pilot\u00e9 par une IA et un F-16 pilot\u00e9 par un humain. VENOM exploite cette preuve de concept et la transforme en une cha\u00eene de production reproductible pour les tests d&#039;autonomie sur des avions de combat de premi\u00e8re ligne classiques.<\/p><p>Il y a deux ans, c&#039;\u00e9tait PowerPoint et simulations. Cette semaine, c&#039;\u00e9tait un Fighting Falcon gris qui s&#039;\u00e9levait d&#039;Eglin, volant de fa\u00e7on autonome, avec un humain \u00e0 bord. Les robots ne remplacent pas encore le pilote. Mais ils apprennent vite \u2013 et ils apprennent d\u00e9sormais dans le ciel r\u00e9el.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;margin:24px 0\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IOJhgC1ksNU\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;border-radius:8px\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;font-style:italic;text-align:center;margin-top:-8px\">Les agents IA de la DARPA pilotent un F-16 contre un pilote humain \u2014 le projet ACE qui a jet\u00e9 les bases de VENOM.<\/p><p style=\"font-style:italic;font-size:14px;color:#555\">Sources\u00a0: Air &amp; Space Forces Magazine\u00a0; service des affaires publiques de la base a\u00e9rienne d\u2019Eglin\u00a0; DefenseScoop\u00a0; Aerospace Testing International\u00a0; Defense News.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f0f4ff;border-left:4px solid #5C91FF;padding:16px 20px;margin:32px 0 8px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0\"><p style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-weight:600;color:#333\">Articles similaires<\/p><p style=\"margin:4px 0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/yfq-44a-fury-cca-first-aim-120-missile-2026\/\">Le robot ailier am\u00e9ricain tire son premier missile<\/a><\/p><p style=\"margin:4px 0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/mq-25-stingray-nimitz-new-york-naval-review-250\/\">Un p\u00e9trolier robotis\u00e9 fait route vers New York<\/a><\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For two years the jets sat in a hangar at Eglin Air Force Base while engineers tore into their airframes and taught them to think. 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