The Air Force Is Testing Bombs That Can Talk
Collaborative weapons are the future of warfare.
By Kyle Mizokami
Jan 15, 2021
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 were assigned.
The new technology will make it possible for weapons to set their own targeting priorities on a fast-moving battlefield.
The U.S. Air Force took a tiny, but important step toward a future where weapons will be able to work together to take advantage of the latest intelligence on the battlefield. The recent test of two Collaborative Small Diameter Bombs is a validation of the Air Force’s Golden Horde concept, which uses the sensors of weapons streaking toward their targets to evaluate the battlefield and turn their attention to bigger, more important targets on the ground.
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