"Top Gun" AI Pilots emerge from Ajou, SNU, POSTECH universities

- A total of more than 290 different teams from over 80 different universities nationwide compete in an AI pilot showdown - Team "Churak-Dorak-ida" crowned the first "Top Gun" in F-16 AI dog-fight (aerial combat) - Winning the Minister of Science and ICT Award plus a 10-million-won cash prize

Diplomacy Journal Kim Tae Yeon | In a unique competition where AI developed by university and graduate students piloted virtual F-16 fighter jets in aerial combat, a joint team named "Churak-Dorak-ida"—comprising students from Ajou University, Seoul National University, and POSTECH—was crowned the first "AI Pilot Top Gun" award. The Korea Aerospace University (KAU) held the finals for the "1st Korea Aerospace University President’s Cup 2026 AI Pilot Top Gun Challenge" on September 17 at the University's Electronics Building auditorium. The winning team, "Churak-Dorak-ida," received the Ministe