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Air Force Identifies First Three ‘Vanguard’ S&T Programs

Air Force Identifies First Three ‘Vanguard’ S&T Programs
Air Force Materiel Command Commander Gen. Arnold Bunch speaks with reporters Nov. 21, 2019 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: GW Project for Media and National Security.)

The Air Force has selected three programs relating to artificial intelligence, autonomous technologies and precision, navigation and timing (PNT) development for its first “vanguard” programs, meant to quickly demonstrate the viability of emerging technology efforts, Air Force Materiel Command Commander Gen. Arnold Bunch said Nov. 21. The programs from the Air Force Research Laboratory are Golden Horde, which examines ways to network together precision-guided munitions; Skyborg, the service’s program to develop an AI-driven “wingman” attritable unmanned aerial aircraft; and Navigation…

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