AFRL’s Golden Horde ‘Gladiator’ Drones To Compete Virtually
"The win for the research lab, and for our acquirers is that we get to see the cutting edge technologies that are out there," said AFRL Director Maj. Gen. Heather Pringle.
"The win for the research lab, and for our acquirers is that we get to see the cutting edge technologies that are out there," said AFRL Director Maj. Gen. Heather Pringle.
The new simulation environment will use 'digital twins' to rapidly test and iterate "collaborative autonomous networked technologies," AFRL explains.
The Air Force is "driving toward" 2023 for initial operating capability for Skyborg, says AFRL Director Brig. Gen. Heather Pringle.
"The Air Force has been quite open about the need to develop a new generation of weapons that are smaller and better suited for stealth aircraft operations," says Mitchell Institute's Mark Gunzinger.
"It's gonna hurt a little bit," said new AFRL Commander Brig. Gen. Heather Pringle. "We can't do everything -- we don't have the budget to do everything under the sun."
The MQ-9 Reaper drone is the big winner in the 2021 NDAA markup by HASC Chair Adam Smith, receiving a whopping $108 million increase above the $29.5 million request.