China's AI fighter pilots are 'better than humans' and have DEFEATED them in test flights

• Chinese fighter pilots are being pitted against plane flown by AI in training 
• Renowned pilot  Fang Guoyu was recently 'shot down' by one of the computers
• Fang said the plane used his own tactics against him, adding that he is not the only flying ace to have been defeated by the machines 
• It is thought AI will eventually be used to aid human pilots during combat 

Chinese fighter jets piloted by artificial intelligence are becoming better than humans and routinely defeat pilots in dogfights, the country's military has claimed.

Fang Guoyu, a pilot and aerial combat champion, was recently 'shot down' by one of the craft during a simulated dogfight, according to state-run media.

'This is not the first time the renowned Fang was shot down by the AI, and Fang is not the only ace the AI has defeated,' the military-run PLA Daily reported.

China is in the midst of an overhaul of its military that has seen the country upgrade its tanks, missile systems, troop equipment and fighter jets in recent years.