AFRL commander optimistic about vanguard programs despite some test failures

By Sara Sirota / February 4, 2021 at 12:59 PM
The Air Force Research Laboratory is making progress on its vanguard programs that accelerate groundbreaking technologies through experimentation -- despite some recent testing issues in the Skyborg and Golden Horde efforts -- and is deciding which capabilities to focus on next, according to Brig. Gen. Heather Pringle, AFRL's commander. During a December demonstration at Yuma Proving Ground, AZ, a communications gateway integrated with Kratos' XQ-58A Valkyrie drone, a contender for the Skyborg program, lost connectivity in flight . The air...

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