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Re:AI slays top F-16 pilot in DARPA dogfight simulation by usrusr on Friday August 21, 2020 @11:13AM (#24235540)
> This already exists. We just call them surface to air missiles or air-to-air missiles.

GP was effectively describing SAM with loitering capability and those surely don't exist yet.

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Re:AI slays top F-16 pilot in DARPA dogfight simulation by kevin_thibedeau on Friday August 21, 2020 @11:38AM (#24235756)
Certain anti radar missiles have a loiter capability where they deploy a parachute, looking down and waiting until their target lights up.
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Re:AI slays top F-16 pilot in DARPA dogfight simulation by dhruvmittal on Friday August 21, 2020 @12:05PM (#24236029)
Not as rare as you'd think. Even Iran seems to have them.

https://www.google.com/search?q=loitering+sam

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Re:AI slays top F-16 pilot in DARPA dogfight simulation by CryptoPunk on Friday August 21, 2020 @11:32AM (#24235709)
*AAM (air-to-air missile)
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