Air Force calls for new 'Vanguard' weapons program with hypersonics, lasers and networked missiles

Air Force calls for new 'Vanguard' weapons program with hypersonics, lasers and networked missiles



Aggressive pursuit of hypersonics, lasers, networked cruise missiles, artificial intelligence, smart bombs and cyberwar inform the conceptual and technical basis for the Air Force’s new “Vanguard” programs, new Air Force strategic efforts to synthesize science and technology with prototyping and emerging weapons systems.