AIR FORCE VANGUARDS
The Department of the Air Force will deliver remarkable new capabilities that provide warfighters with superior advantages.
AIR FORCE VANGUARDS
The Department of the Air Force has announced four Vanguard programs: Golden Horde, Navigation Technology Satellite 3 (NTS-3), Skyborg and Rocket Cargo. Vanguards, as outlined in the Department of the Air Force 2030 Science and Technology Strategy, will advance emerging weapon systems and warfighting concepts through prototyping and experimentation. With these programs, the United States Air Force and Space Force aim to deliver remarkable new capabilities that provide warfighters with superior advantages in the battlefield.
Success Stories
GOLDEN HORDE COLOSSEUM
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE VANGUARD PROGRAM DEVELOPING THE TECHNOLOGIES FOR NETWORKED, COLLABORATIVE AND AUTONOMOUS WEAPONS...
ROCKET CARGO FOR AGILE GLOBAL LOGISTICS
AIR FORCE VANGUARD PROGRAM What is it? The Department of the Air Force is exploring rocket cargo transportation capability for...
SKYBORG
Skyborg was an autonomous aircraft teaming architecture to enable the Air Force to posture, produce and sustain mission...
NAVIGATION TECHNOLOGY SATELLITE – 3 (NTS-3)
VANGUARD: SOLUTIONS TO 21ST CENTURY THREATS AGAINST GPS THE NTS-3 DEMONSTRATION RELIES ON THREE MUTUALLY-INTERDEPENDENT...
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