Department of the Air Force announces fourth Vanguard program

by AFRL PA | Jun 4, 2021 | News, Space

WASHINGTON (AFNS) – The Department of the Air Force announced June 4 the designation of Rocket Cargo as the fourth Vanguard program as part of its transformational science and technology portfolio identified in the DAF 2030 Science and Technology strategy for the next...

AFRL completes Golden Horde Collaborative Small Diameter Bomb flight demonstrations

by AFRL PA | May 27, 2021 | Munitions, News

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (AFRL) – The Department of the Air Force Golden Horde Vanguard program successfully completed the three objectives of the final flight test of its modified Boeing Small Diameter Bomb I (CSDB) on May 25, 2021 at White Sands Missile Range,...

Episode 31: What’s a Vanguard?

by AFRL PA | Apr 20, 2021 | Podcast

We dive beyond the cool names to learn more about Golden Horde, Skyborg and Navigation Technology Satellite – 3 (NTS-3). 

AFRL completes Golden Horde Collaborative Small Diameter Bomb second flight demonstration

by AFRL PA | Mar 6, 2021 | Munitions, News

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (AFRL) – The Air Force Golden Horde Vanguard program successfully completed a second flight test of its collaborative weapon technologies using four Collaborative Small Diameter Bombs Feb. 19. A CSDB is a Small Diameter Bomb modified with...

AFRL demonstrates first collaborative weapon technologies

by AFRL PA | Jan 7, 2021 | Munitions, News

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (AFNS) — The Air Force Golden Horde Vanguard program completed the first Air Force flight demonstration of collaborative weapons Dec. 15 using technology developed by the Air Force Research Laboratory and Scientific Applications &...