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News - USAF

  • Defence Helicopter

    USAF fields CBRN protective masks

    4th December 2018

    The US Air Force has fielded an improved chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) protective mask for aircrew on rotary wing aircraft, with operational units …

  • Defence Notes

    AOC 2018: US EW advocate fears defence budget cuts

    3rd December 2018

    US EW programmes fared well in recent budget deliberations, but that progress might soon be derailed by potential cuts to the overall defence budget, according …

  • Digital Battlespace

    AOC 2018: Threats shape EMSO

    29th November 2018

    The field of Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations (EMSO) has become more complex in the past 20 years with changing threats which pilots and others need to …

  • Training

    I/ITSEC 2018: Marathon longevity for robotic targets

    27th November 2018

    Marathon Targets' autonomous robot targets are continuing to provide service to warfighters in live training environments more than a decade after their entry into the …

  • Defence Notes

    Lockheed bullish about F-16 delivery rate

    19th November 2018

    Further to a $1.2 billion deal between the US and the Royal Bahraini Air Force (RBAF) for 16 F-16 Block 70s aircraft; deliveries of these …

  • Military Logistics

    USAF selects bases for B-21 Raider support

    21st November 2018

    The US Air Force has announced the air force bases that will provide testing and maintenance support for the B-21 Raider advanced bomber. Tinker Air …

  • Digital Battlespace

    AOC 2018: Lockheed's eyes set on digi over analogue contract

    27th November 2018

    Lockheed Martin this month successfully completed a system requirement review of the digital AN/ALQ-217 ESM system. The company is targeting an EMD contract in 2022 which …

  • Military Logistics

    USAF looks to expeditionary airfield lighting

    15th November 2018

    USAF is looking toward ‘next generation’ lighting capabilities to help establish future expeditionary airfields. Service interest in the capabilities was outlined in a recent ‘sources …

  • Digital Battlespace

    Rockwell to deliver DIGAR to USAF

    15th November 2018

    Rockwell Collins has been selected by the US Air Force Life Cycle Management Center to provide its Digital GPS Anti-Jam Receiver (DIGAR) for airborne platforms, …

  • Digital Battlespace

    AOC 2018: Harris ready for ‘software defined’ EW era

    21st November 2018

    Electronic systems manufacturer Harris Corporation is set on embedding more powerful software to its existing technology portfolio in order to counter emerging airborne threats. The …

  • Digital Battlespace

    USAF orders Mini Crypto devices

    13th November 2018

    Viasat has received a low rate initial production order from the US Air Force to provide 1,000 National Security Agency-certified Mini Crypto devices. Viasat's Mini …

  • Training

    I/ITSEC 2018: USAF joins Red Flag Alaska from Japan

    19th November 2018

    Another milestone has recently been reached on the road to achieving a total I-LVC training environment, when for the first time two F-16 simulators from …

  • Defence Notes

    Saab forecasts sales increase despite orders' dip

    15th November 2018

    Saab is confident its contribution to major defence programmes and its associated order potential will lead to the company delivering a 5% increase in sales …

  • Digital Battlespace

    USAF prepares to counter international satellite threats

    7th November 2018

    The USAF Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) will attempt to out-muscle adversaries that have been ‘outpacing’ American space and SATCOM programmes, through a newly-designed …

  • Training

    MILO Range Training Systems receives new orders

    29th October 2018

    Arotech's MILO Range Training Systems has received new awards totalling $2.5 million from the US Air Force (USAF). The ordered systems include the MILO Range Theater …

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 ...