It is well known that enemy GPS jammers and electronic warfare may hinder targeting capabilities, but this new technology aims to solve this problem. The Air Force is taking new steps to bring a promising new technology for airborne weapons networks into the war. The system is described as a computerized autonomous collaborative data exchange function between weapons on their way to the target.
The service’s so-called “Golden Horde” technology develops high-tech searchers into weapons such as small-diameter bombs to deter enemy attempts, destroy GPS targets, and exchange trajectories and battlefield data between weapons that reach the target. In an Air Force article, the technology was described as “a software-defined radio device used to communicate between weapons and processors with pre-installed collaborative algorithms.”
In flight, coordinated aiming allows the weapon to use its advanced viewfinder to identify enemy gps jammer and pass the tactical details to another weapon so that it can adjust its course as needed. Recently, the Golden Horde’s test of the exchange of data on small-diameter cooperative bombs in flight has shown encouraging results and areas for improvement. The Air Force tested the ability of air-dropped bombs to share sensitive data on targets in flight to customize attack specifications, locate GPS jammers, and optimize the speed and accuracy of attack operations.
The Air Force Research Laboratory now concentrates its development work on the department’s procurement department, building on the progress made in developing the innovations needed to make weapons operational.
“If we continue to keep in touch with our acquisition partner PEO-Waffen, they will know how to better structure the way to buy these weapons in the future. We are working with acquisitions. This is of course an S&T (science and technology) endeavor, But with Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) commander, Air Brigadier General Heather Pringle, told a group of reporters:
Pringle’s discussion of the Air Force’s acquisition of the Air Force and the Air Force’s Science and Technology Alliance is consistent with current military-wide efforts to accelerate the integration of promising new technologies in war. The mergers and acquisitions have accelerated the successful innovation of science and technology. Pringle described this concept in the recently released AFRL strategic document, which is an effort by the Air Force to closely integrate its research and laboratory communities with rapid acquisition experts to take advantage of new technological breakthroughs. prospect.
“This is a natural evolution of the progress made by the Golden Horde so far. Of course, you are familiar with the small-diameter bombing flight that took place in February. They successfully checked multiple SBDs and completed them on time. Therefore, this is just a natural progression. But this is also a step in the right direction, because it will only bring us closer to this digital environment,” Pringle said.
According to the Air Force’s assessment, the technical and tactical concept of SBD airborne weapon cooperation aims to enable the sensors built into the weapon to detect new information. It is necessary to evaluate the new information according to the pre-loaded mission specifications and conduct necessary analysis course corrections. In order to achieve this goal, even more advanced AI autonomy functions may be needed, but this is the culmination of a very important breakthrough technology.
Kris Osborn is the defense editor of National Interest. Osborne previously served as a highly qualified professional in the Office of the Deputy Director of the Army’s Procurement, Logistics and Technology Bureau at the Pentagon. Osborne also served as a host and radio military expert on the National Television Network. He has appeared as a visiting military expert on Fox News, MSNBC, Military Channel and History Channel. He also holds a master’s degree in comparative literature from Columbia University.