The US Air Force is testing a self-flying F-16 fighter jet — and is sending its boss up as a passenger

• The US Air Force is testing AI jets and Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall will be a passenger.
• "There will be a pilot with me who will just be watching," Kendall said.
• The jets were designed with a future China conflict in mind, AP reported.

The US Air Force is testing a self-flying F-16 fighter jet, and it's so confident in the technology that it is sending its boss up as a passenger.

Associated Press reported that Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall had volunteered to be a passenger in a self-flying F-16 to see how it performs.