Lockheed Martin, the defense giant, has just hit a major milestone in the world of military aviation by successfully testing a new collaboration between human pilots and AI-controlled aircraft. This breakthrough, announced on November 21, shows how artificial intelligence can be used to help fight battles in the sky—combining the skills of human operators with the speed and precision of AI.

In a recent test, Lockheed Martin's team demonstrated a new kind of air combat mission, where a hu...