Feng Wang, Biao Chen, Yan Wang, Zhekai Pang, Zhu Shao, Yanhui Liu, Heyuan Huang
Artificial intelligence technology is profoundly reshaping the aviation field, driving the accelerated evolution of air confrontation patterns toward intelligence and autonomy. Given that experimental aircraft platforms are key means to verify intelligent air confrontation technologies, this paper—on the basis of systematically sorting out the progress of intelligent technologies in the air confrontation domain at home and abroad—first focuses on analyzing the connotation, technological evolution path, and application prospects of experimental aircraft platforms, and deeply interprets the technological breakthroughs and application practices of typical experimental platforms such as X-37B and X-62A in the field of artificial intelligence integration. Furthermore, through the analysis of three typical air confrontation projects, it reveals the four core advantages of experimental aircraft platforms in intelligent technology research: efficient iterative verification, risk reduction, promotion of capability emergence, and provision of flexible carriers. Finally, this paper focuses on constructing a technical implementation framework for the deep integration of intelligent technologies and flight tests, covering key links such as requirement analysis and environmental test design, construction of intelligent test aircraft platforms and capability generation, ground verification, and test evaluation, and summarizes various key technologies involved in the technical implementation framework. This study can provide theoretical support for the deep integration of artificial intelligence technology and the aviation field, including an engineering path from intelligent algorithm design, verification to iterative optimization, supporting the transformation of air confrontation patterns from “human-in-the-loop” to “autonomous gaming,” thereby enhancing the intelligence level and actual confrontation effectiveness in the aviation field.