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                                Uncrewed VehiclesMystery UAV declassified7th December 2009 The mystery UAV first revealed by UVOnline back in April now has an identity. In a statement, the United States Air Force (USAF) announced the … 
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                                Digital BattlespaceITT Wins $9.7 Million Contract to Produce "Netted Iridium" Tactical Radio Handsets2nd December 2009 Iridium Communications and ITT Corporation today announced that ITT has received a contract from the US Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Dahlgren Division to supply … 
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                                Digital BattlespaceMILCOM 09: 'The spending spree we all got to enjoy is going to evaporate', USAF general tells industry20th October 2009 Lt Gen Ted F Bowlds gave a stark warning to the military communications industry in his keynote address here in Boston that financial pressures in … 
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                                Defence HelicopterSikorsky Aircraft Celebrates Donation of MH-53 Pave Low to Royal Air Force Museum22nd September 2009 Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. and the Royal Air Force today at Helitech celebrated the donation of an MH-53 Pave Low helicopter to the RAF Museum. The … 
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                                Uncrewed VehiclesGriffon unveils Boomer UAS derivative of Outlaw target17th August 2009 Alabama headquartered Griffon Aerospace has unveiled a tactical unmanned air system derivative of its Outlaw target drone with two units already sold to the US … 
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                                Uncrewed VehiclesAUVSI: USAF eyes BAMS comms suite adoption14th August 2009 The US Air Force is exploring a potential communications suite re-architecture for its Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned air systems, and is considering systems … 
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                                Uncrewed VehiclesAUVSI: USAF and USN renew UCAS links for AAR trials11th August 2009 In a sign of renewed cooperation between the US Air Force (USAF) and US Navy on future UAV development a number of air force personnel … 
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                                Uncrewed VehiclesWeaponising UAS Gathers Pace29th July 2009 Combat operations from Kosovo to Afghanistan over the past decade have convinced the US military and many allied armed forces that the era of ‘weaponised … 
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                                Defence HelicopterPave Hawk rescue mission revealed30th June 2009 The United States Air Force (USAF) has revealed more details about a long-range Search and Rescue mission it conducted last week. As previously reported on … 
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                                Uncrewed VehiclesNorthrop Grumman and USAF unveil next generation Global Hawk26th June 2009 Northrop Grumman Corporation and the US Air Force unveiled the next-generation of high-flying unmanned aircraft - the RQ-4 Block 40 Global Hawk - in a … 
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                                Uncrewed VehiclesEnhanced Global Hawk to roll out 25 June17th June 2009 USAF and Northrop Grumman officials will roll out the first Block 40 RQ-4 Global Hawk on 25 June at Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, CA. … 
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                                Defence HelicopterFlightSafety's New TH-1H Weapon System Trainer Has Been Certified by the United States Air Force24th April 2009 FlightSafety International is pleased to announce the certification of a new TH-1H Weapon System Trainer by the United States Air Force. This is the second … 
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                                Uncrewed VehiclesUS Air Force Predators achieve 500,000 Flight Hours10th March 2009 General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has announced that MQ-1 Predator aircraft delivered to the U.S. Air Force (USAF) have surpassed the 500,000 flight hour milestone, with … 
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                                Uncrewed VehiclesCustoms and Border Protection UAVs begin operations in North Dakota19th February 2009 Federal and state dignitaries this morning officially opened the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Unmanned Aircraft Operations Center of North Dakota, bringing enhanced security operations … 
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                                Uncrewed VehiclesItaly orders Reapers6th February 2009 General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has recieved an $81 million contract for two MQ-9 Reapers and two Mobile Ground Control Stations through the United States Foreign … 
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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                                Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - smallRQ-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 - MALEMQ-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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                                MPVs - 4x4JLTV 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 SATCOMAir: Radio and SATCOM | F-35A Joint Strike Fighter - USAF Future ProcurementThe 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 displaysAir: Helmet-mounted displays | F-35A Joint Strike Fighter - USAF Future ProcurementThe 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 linksData links | F-35A Joint Strike Fighter - USAF Future ProcurementThe 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 displaysAir: Head-up displays | F-35A Joint Strike Fighter - USAF Future ProcurementThe 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 IFFTransponders and IFF | F-35A Joint Strike Fighter - USAF Future ProcurementThe 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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                                Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALECollaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) (Increment 1) [USAF]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&CE-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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                                Transport/tanker aircraftKC-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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                                AEW&CE-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 aircraftKC-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 - multiroleF-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 - multiroleF-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 - HALEEX-3 RevenantThe 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 SATCOMNext Generation Survivor RadioThe 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 simulatorsUSAF KC-135 ATSThe 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 projectsC2 ConstellationNetAccording 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 targetsQF-16 FSATThe 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 projectsDCGS 10.2 UpgradeRaytheon’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-wingSPXThe 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 RescueHC-130P/NHC-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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                                Military helicopters - multirole, Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tacticalHexaThe 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 aircraftKC-10 ExtenderThe 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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                                EW test systemsJTEThe 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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                                Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - HALERQ-4 Global HawkThe Global Hawk is a HALE UAV manufactured by General Atomics (GA-ASI). Primarily designed to carry ISTAR payloads, the platform has accumulated more than 200,000 ... 
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                                BomberB-2 SpiritThe B-2 Spirit is a multirole stealth bomber manufactured by Northrop Grumman for the USAF. The Spirit is a flying wing aircraft, meaning that it ... 
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                                Air: Head-up displaysR-HUDThe 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 ... 
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                                Air: mission management systemsFlat Panel Control IndicatorBAE Systems Flat Panel Control Indicator (FPCI) is designed to replace legacy Navigation Control Indicators in F-15C/D aircraft. It features a new AMLCD display and ... 
 
        