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News - USAF

  • Digital Battlespace

    USAF downselects Falcon radio for airborne comms competition

    8th July 2019

    L3Harris Technologies has been awarded a development prototype contract from the US Air Force for its Falcon Wideband Airborne HF Radio, which will now be …

  • Military Logistics

    DynCorp wins USAF C2 and maintenance services award

    5th July 2019

    DynCorp has been awarded a $308.6 million contract for aviation command and control operations and maintenance services for the US Air Force. Under the terms …

  • Military Logistics

    Australia and US enter into C-17A service arrangement

    25th June 2019

    Australia and the US have agreed on a cross-servicing arrangement for the repair and maintenance of the Boeing C-17A Globemaster strategic transport.  Under the Aircraft …

  • Training

    MetaVR to provide more Reaper training software

    1st July 2019

    The US Army Joint Technology Center and Systems Integration Lab (JSIL) has purchased an additional 86 MetaVR Virtual Reality Scene Generator (VRSG) licenses to provide …

  • Digital Battlespace

    US Air Force studying options for new battle management system

    14th June 2019

    A key study on the US Air Force’s (USAF) future Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) is on track to be finished this fall, according to …

  • Military Logistics

    Modern avionics for USAF C-130Hs

    11th June 2019

    L3 Technologies announced on 6 June that it has been awarded a contract valued at $499 million for the USAF C-10H Avionics Modernisation Program Increment …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Paris Air Show: Boeing foreshadows V-22 line closure

    10th June 2019

    It is ‘final call’ at the last chance saloon for any new or existing customers considering buying or purchasing more V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft, according …

  • Training

    UK MFTS to get more aircraft and sims

    18th June 2019

    Ascent Flight Training, the company running the UK’s Military Flying Training System (MFTS) programme, is to ‘increase the output and the capacity’ of the project …

  • Defence Notes

    Paris Air Show: Poland to enhance its airlift capability

    15th June 2019

    The Polish Armaments Inspectorate has recently announced the start of its technical dialogue in preparation for the future acquisition of a new fleet of transport …

  • Digital Battlespace

    Viasat delivering Link 16-capable LEO to USAF

    4th June 2019

    Viasat announced that it will develop a new Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite to for the US armed forces as part of a new military …

  • Digital Battlespace

    ASU delivers helmet prototypes to USAF

    28th May 2019

    Aviation Specialties Unlimited (ASU) has delivered four prototype helmets to the US Air Force, the company announced on 22 May. ASU is one of thee …

  • Military Logistics

    Boeing lists KC-46A success, defends programme

    19th May 2019

    Boeing is pushing ahead despite hiccups in its KC-46A multirole tanker aircraft contract with the USAF and has just delivered another three on top of …

  • Training

    US Air Force orders more JTE units

    16th May 2019

    Northrop Grumman has received a $46 million order from the US Air Force (USAF) for eight Joint Threat Emitter (JTE) units, the company announced on …

  • Digital Battlespace

    Raytheon to start global installation of GPS OCX

    16th May 2019

    Raytheon’s GPS Next-Generation Operational Control System (GPS OCX) programme has completed final qualification testing of the system’s modernised monitor station receivers, the company announced on …

  • Military Logistics

    USAF to receive new munitions research complex

    10th May 2019

    The US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has broken ground on a new $75 million Advanced Munitions Technology Complex (AMTC) at Eglin Air Force Base …

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 ...