Air Force's Skyborg Vanguard to transition to Collaborative Combat Aircraft PEO

By Shelley K. Mesch / November 10, 2022 at 12:42 PM
The Air Force's Vanguard program for developing autonomous aircraft capabilities is transitioning to the service's future Program Executive Office for the Collaborative Combat Aircraft, according to Kristen Baldwin, deputy assistant secretary for science, technology and engineering. Skyborg has demonstrated the ability to bring autonomy to crewed and uncrewed aircraft for missions including sensing, weapons, electronic attack and training, Baldwin said during an online interview with Defense News released Thursday. Now it will continue to mature under the purview of...

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