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The new simulator will help the Air Force test Golden Horde's electronic warfare threat protection capabilities.

Four Collaborative Small Diameter Bombs, or CSDBs, hang from the wing of an F-16 Fighting Falcon from the Air Force Test Center’s 96th Test Wing at Eglin...

autoevolution 28 May 2021, 13:17 UTC · by 1 photo Standard, pre-programmed weapons can only go so far during combat, because they can’t adapt their response if case of an unexpected move from the enemy. But networked, collaborative and autonomous (NCA) weapons can adjust their reaction in real time. This is why the Air Force launched the Golden Horde initiative, which became a Vanguard program in 2019, in order to demonstrate how effective networked weapons are, during missions. The Ai...

Six modified Boeing GBU-39 Small Diameter Bombs, dropped simultaneously from two Lockheed Martin F-16s, established communications with each other and a ground station, and after receiving new instructions mid-flight, autonomously swarmed and hit two targets.

By Jill Pickett, AEDC/PA / Published May 03, 2021 Collaborative Small Diameter Bombs (CSDBs) are launched from the wing of an F-16 fighter from the Air Force Test Center’s 96th Test Wing at Eglin AFB. Four of the bombs were dropped during the second flight demonstration of the Air Force Golden Horde Vanguard on February 19th. (Courtesy photo) Four Collaborative Small Diameter Bombs (CSDBs) hang from the wing of an F-16 fighter from the Air Force Test Center’s 96th Test Wing...

By Garrett Reim2021-03-05T20:02:00+00:00 The US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) is aiming to accelerate the pace at which it adds weapons to its Golden Horde network by using a simulation software called Colosseum. The Golden Horde project is an effort to develop a system of networked, autonomous weapons. Initially, the US Air Force (USAF) planned to integrate GBU-39/B Small Diameter Bombs and Miniature Air Launched Decoys. It successfully tested four Collaborative Small Diameter Bombs on...

US Air Force’s ‘Golden Horde’ swarming munitions program to get second chance February 4 Four Collaborative Small Diameter Bombs, or CSDBs, hang from the wing of an F-16 Fighting Falcon from the Air Force Test Center’s 96th Test Wing at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Nov. 14, 2020. Two of the bombs were dropped during the first flight demonstration of the Air Force Golden Horde Vanguard program. WASHINGTON — Now that the U.S. Air Force’s first test of “Golden Horde” swarming b...

The Air Force Is Testing Bombs That Can Talk Kyle Mizokami © U.S. Air Force courtesy photo The Air Force has tested a new technology known as Golden Horde, which allows weapons to collaborate on targeting—on the way to their targets. The Air Force has tested a new technology known as Golden Horde, which allows weapons to collaborate on targeting—on the way to their targets. In the test, two precision glide bombs identified a higher-priority target than one to which they w...