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News - USAF

  • Air Warfare

    AIM-9X Block II to benefit from software enhancements

    14th September 2020

    Raytheon Missiles and Defense is providing new and improved software, plus software risk reduction and support, for the development of Operational Flight Software 10.15 which …

  • Air Warfare

    Collins Aerospace receives new orders for C-130 NP2000 propeller system

    14th September 2020

    Raytheon Technologies company Collins Aerospace Systems announced on 14 September that it will deliver NP2000 propeller systems for 30 more Lockheed Martin C-130H Hercules aircraft …

  • Digital Battlespace

    DoD looks beyond AlphaDogfight

    10th September 2020

    The DoD intends to conduct real-world dogfights between AI-controlled aircraft and crewed fighters in 2024. Speaking on 9 September during the DoD Artificial Intelligence Symposium …

  • Air Warfare

    Pratt & Whitney receives order for F-35 engines and spare parts

    7th September 2020

    Raytheon Technologies subsidiary Pratt & Whitney Military Engines has received a $579.84 million contract from Naval Air Systems Command for unit and depot level F135 engine …

  • Digital Battlespace

    USAF looks to A-Tech for tactical space-based ISR development

    3rd September 2020

    A-Tech Corporation of Albuquerque, New Mexico, has been awarded a $34.91 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract by the Air Force Research Laboratory, to conduct work on the Surveillance, …

  • Training

    USAF picks Plexsys for AWACS training support

    2nd September 2020

    Plexsys Interface Products has received a $66.77 million sole-source contract from the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, to support the Airborne Warning and Control …

  • Air Warfare

    USAF favours Lockheed for follow-on Raptor sustainment

    21st August 2020

    The USAF has earmarked Lockheed Martin to provide sole-source lead integrator services for future modernisation of the F-22A Raptor.  A presolicitation notice for the Advanced …

  • Training

    EDA pursues an ambitious networked vision

    9th September 2020

    The steering board of the European Defence Agency (EDA) has given the green light to oversee the development of a collective air training research project. …

  • Air Warfare

    Super Tucanos touch down in the Philippines

    22nd September 2020

    The first batch of long-awaited Embraer A-29B Super Tucano light attack aircraft began touching down in the Philippines on 19 September after completing an arduous multi-stop journey …

  • Defence Notes

    ​USAF seeks to start work on GBSD facilities in 2023

    18th August 2020

    The USAF intends to start construction in 2023 on the first of three new facilities to house the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD), which will …

  • Digital Battlespace

    BAE Systems continues instrumentation support

    24th August 2020

    The USAF has awarded BAE Systems a $495 million contract to continue providing instrumentation support and sustainment services for military and government agencies in the US …

  • Training

    ATAC draws first blood on CCAS

    17th August 2020

    Textron Systems subsidiary Airborne Tactical Advantage Company (ATAC) and its partner Valkyrie Aero have been selected to provide live contracted close air support (CCAS) training …

  • Defence Notes

    China goes ballistic in South China Sea

    28th August 2020

    China fired four of its most capable conventional ballistic missiles into the South China Sea from bases in mainland China on 26 August. Most commentators saw these …

  • Training

    CAE USA gains contract extension for KC-135 crew training

    14th August 2020

    The USAF has extended by six months its contract with CAE USA for the KC-135 Aircrew Training System (ATS). The $16.09 million extension, announced by …

  • Defence Notes

    EDCA signals deeper US ties with Poland

    20th August 2020

    US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (left of picture) and Polish Defence Minister Mariusz Blaszczak signed an Enhanced Defence Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) on 15 August, …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small

    RQ-20B Puma (USAF)

    Programme Background Requirement According to the AeroVironment Vice President and product line general manager, Trace Stevenson, the USAF Security Forces requires a small UAV to ...

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

    MQ-9A Reaper (USAF)

    Programme Background Procurement & Inventory According to the USAF FY2019 Budget Estimate document, the USAF set aside funds to acquire 433 MQ-9 Reapers by the end of ...

  • APCs/IFVs - 4x4, Reconnaissance/patrol vehicles

    JLTV Oshkosh Contract (US Air Force)

    As of November 2020, the US DoD had signed 14 contracts with Oshkosh Defense covering the delivery of approximately 17,731 JLTVs to all branches of ...

  • Air: Radio and SATCOM

    Air: Radio and SATCOM | F-35A Joint Strike Fighter - USAF Future Procurement

    The USAF is planning to order 1137 F-35As between FY2026 and FY2048 under the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program. The purchase will be at a ...

  • Air: Helmet-mounted displays

    Air: Helmet-mounted displays | F-35A Joint Strike Fighter - USAF Future Procurement

    The USAF is planning to order 1137 F-35As between FY2026 and FY2048 under the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program. The purchase will be at a ...

  • Data links

    Data links | F-35A Joint Strike Fighter - USAF Future Procurement

    The USAF is planning to order 1137 F-35As between FY2026 and FY2048 under the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program. The purchase will be at a ...

  • Air: Head-up displays

    Air: Head-up displays | F-35A Joint Strike Fighter - USAF Future Procurement

    The USAF is planning to order 1137 F-35As between FY2026 and FY2048 under the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program. The purchase will be at a ...

  • Transponders and IFF

    Transponders and IFF | F-35A Joint Strike Fighter - USAF Future Procurement

    The USAF is planning to order 1137 F-35As between FY2026 and FY2048 under the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program. The purchase will be at a ...

  • AEW&C

    E-7A Wedgetail (1-2) [USA]

    Programme Background Shephard notes that this entry covers the two rapid-prototype E-7 aircraft, whose contract was signed in August 2024. A second programme entry covers the ...

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing

    Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) [USAF]

    Programme Background Requirements The programme's requirements are based on the USAF's belief that it requires mass to compete effectively with an adversary in symmetrical warfare. However, ...

  • AEW&C

    E-7A Wedgetail (USA - Forecast)

    Programme Background Speaking on 21 September 2021 during the annual Air Force Association (AFA) Meeting in Washington DC, USAF Chief of Staff Gen Charles Brown ...

  • Transport/tanker aircraft

    KC-Y Tanker Aircraft (USA)

    Programme Background The USAF is replacing its fleet of 396 KC-135 Stratotanker refuelling aircraft, built in the 1950s and 60s, and 59 KC-10 Extenders, which entered service ...

  • Transport/tanker aircraft

    KC-46A (USA)

    Programme Background The first four Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) KC-46A aircraft were delivered to McConnell AFB in Kansas in January 2019. As of December 2020, a ...

  • Fighter - multirole

    F-15EX - USAF (Contracted)

    Programme Background USAF is looking to procure 144 F-15EX fighter aircraft, including two RDTE configurations and six low-rate initial production aircraft. F-15EX will replace ageing ...

  • Fighter - multirole

    F-15EX - USAF (Announced)

    Programme Background The F-15EX will be based on the 2-seat F-15QA (Qatar) configuration upgraded with USAF-only capabilities, including the Eagle Passive Active Warning and Survivability ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - HALE

    EX-3 Revenant

    The EX-3 Revenant is a developmental fixed-wing aircraft being developed by Exosonic. It is a Mach 1.2 supersonic UAV designed to be a 5th-generation representative, modular, autonomous ...

  • Land: Radio and SATCOM

    Next Generation Survivor Radio

    The Next Generation Survivor Radio (NGSR) is a software-defined radio being developed by General Dynamics Mission Systems. It is expected to enter into service after June 2026.

  • Air: transport/tanker simulators

    USAF KC-135 ATS

    The KC-135 Aircrew Training System (ATS) programme delivers initial qualification, requalification, continuation and upgrades training for USAF KC-135 aircrews, including pilots, co-pilots and boom operators. ...

  • Major networking projects

    C2 ConstellationNet

    According to David Tillotson, director of C4ISR architecture AF/XI, in a report to Congress: 'The ConstellationNet is the communications network – air, space and terrestrial ...

  • Air: aerial targets

    QF-16 FSAT

    The QF-16 Full Scale Aerial Target (FSAT) is an optionally piloted supersonic aerial target developed to replace the QF-4 in USAF service. Retired F-16 fighters are ...

  • Major networking projects

    DCGS 10.2 Upgrade

    Raytheon’s Distributed Common Ground System (DCGS) Block 10.2 upgrade allows intelligence data to be posted to the network for immediate use by analysts and warfighters, ...

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing

    SPX

    The SPX drone is a fixed-wing UAV manufactured by RapidFlight. It features a modular payload bay and is fitted with RapidFlight's Common Avionics 2.0 modular interface. ...

  • Combat Search and Rescue

    HC-130P/N

    HC-130P/N is a SAR aircraft developed as extended-range version of C-130 Hercules transport airframe to execute all weather personnel recovery operations from austere airfields and ...

  • Air: AEW/fire control radar

    AN/APG-83 SABR

    The AN/APG-83 Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR) is being developed as an upgrade option for the F-16. It is designed to replace the existing AN/APG-66 ...

  • EW test systems

    JTE

    The Joint Threat Emitter (JTE) is a multi-threat, high-fidelity simulator with realistic ERP levels, which simulates single- and double-digit surface-to-air and anti-aircraft artillery radar systems. ...

  • Data links

    MIDS JTRS

    The ViaSat Multifunctional Information Distribution System (MIDS) Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) terminal combines the network-centric communications capability with a real-time operating picture. The four-channel ...

  • Military helicopters - multirole, Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical

    Hexa

    The Hexa, or LIFT Hexa, is a rotary-wing aircraft developed by LIFT Aircraft for military and commercial markets. Due to its configuration and triple redundant autopilot ...

  • Transport/tanker aircraft

    KC-10 Extender

    The KC-10 Extender is a tanker/transport aircraft developed for the USAF by McDonnell Douglas (now part of Boeing). It was derived from the company’s three-engine ...

  • EO/IR systems

    Q-39

    The AN/AAQ-39 is the EO/IR fire control system operational on Air Force Special Operations Command AC-130U gunships. The Q-39 targeting system consists of a large-aperture ...

  • Air: Head-up displays

    R-HUD

    The Replacement Heads-Up Display (R-HUD) is a Primary Flight Reference system designed to replace legacy HUD units on C-17 aircraft. Manufactured by Elbit Systems of ...