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Military Logistics
L-3 wins USAF KC-10 support contract
14th June 2016
L-3 Communications’ Vertex Aerospace division has received an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity $1.9 billion contract from the US Air Force (USAF) to provide full contractor logistics support …
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Training
Aptima to develop DCGS training system
14th June 2016
Aptima has received a $12.42 million contract from the US Air Force (USAF) for the development of a virtual training environment for Distributed Common Ground …
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Military Logistics
First Y-20s delivered to PLAAF
17th June 2016
The People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) received its first examples of the Y-20 transport aircraft built by the Xian Aircraft Industrial Corporation (XAC) on …
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Digital Battlespace
Rockwell delivers 1,400 RSRs to USAF
7th June 2016
Rockwell Collins has made delivery of 1,400 Remote Secure Receivers (RSR) under a follow-on order from the US Air Combat Command (ACC) and US Air …
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Military Logistics
KC-46 schedule shifts right
30th May 2016
The US Air Force (USAF) has moved the Milestone C formal production decision on the Boeing KC-46 Pegasus military aerial refuelling and transport aircraft programme …
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Training
Textron wins JSECST, retrofit kit orders
27th May 2016
AAI Corporation, operating as Textron Systems Electronic Systems, has been awarded two delivery orders worth $11.5 million for Joint Service Electronic Combat Systems Testers (JSECST) …
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Military Logistics
Coulson to install RADS in C-130s
24th May 2016
Coulson Aviation has been awarded a US Air Force (USAF) contract to design, develop and install up to seven 3,500-gallon Retardant Aerial Delivery Systems (RADS) …
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Digital Battlespace
Orbital bags proximity sensor order
23rd May 2016
Orbital ATK has been awarded a $16 million order for its DSU-33D/B proximity sensors, with deliveries to begin in mid-2016, it announced on 19 May. …
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Defence Notes
SOFIC 2016: USAF wants laser gunships
27th May 2016
US Air Force Special Operations Command is looking for industry assistance in integrating lasers on AC-130 series gunships. Speaking at SOFIC in Tampa, Florida, Lt …
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Military Logistics
Boeing to continue C-32A, C-40BC support
19th May 2016
Boeing has disclosed details of a seven-year, $319 million US Air Force (USAF) contract received in March to continue maintaining the USAF's C-40BC and C-32A …
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Military Logistics
USAF reserve starts KC-135 upgrade
12th May 2016
The 507th Air Refueling Wing of the US Air Force (USAF) will be the first to receive KC-135 Block 45 upgrade, it was announced on …
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Military Logistics
Lockheed Martin delivers C-130J aircraft to US
13th May 2016
Lockheed Martin has delivered two C-130J Super Hercules transport aircraft to the US, the company announced on 12 May. An HC-130J long range surveillance/search and …
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Training
ITEC 2016: USAF TPS upgrades to VR-Vantage
4th May 2016
Calspan has completed the upgrade to the US Air Force Test Pilot School’s (USAF TPS) Flight Sciences Simulator (FSS) with VT MÄK’s VR-Vantage IG image …
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Defence Helicopter
Sikorsky details CRH progress
4th May 2016
Sikorsky has successfully executed the air vehicle preliminary design review (PDR) for the Combat Rescue Helicopter (CRH) programme, it announced on 2 May. The training …
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Military Logistics
KC-135s support KC-46A testing missions
5th May 2016
The US Air Force (USAF) KC-135 Stratotanker is supporting testing and evaluation missions of the new Boeing KC-46 Pegasus military aerial refuelling and transport aircraft. A KC-135 …
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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, ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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
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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 ...
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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.
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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. ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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, ...
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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. ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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. ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...