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News - USAF

  • Defence Notes

    F-15EX emerges as unlikely USAF hero

    16th July 2020

    Backed by a huge $22.9 billion IDIQ contract from the USAF, Boeing is embarking on a partnership that could ultimately lead to a maximum of …

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    Military Logistics

    IoT to enhance US military logistics

    23rd July 2020

    Savi has received a $45 million contract from US Army Contracting Command to provide Internet of Things asset tracking and in-transit visibility across the global …

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    Defence Notes

    Space Force sticks with Rocket Lab despite curse of unlucky 13

    28th July 2020

    Space payloads usually cost tens or hundreds of millions of dollars and their loss can be a huge setback for their operators. Launcher reliability is …

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    Digital Battlespace

    ARC platform supports manned-unmanned ammo resupply project

    21st July 2020

    High-tech firearm accessories and analytics specialist Armaments Research Company (ARC) has received a $1.5 million contract to continue supporting a project that uses distributed, AI-ready ground …

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    Training

    T-7A Red Hawk stays the course

    15th July 2020

    Although Boeing has experienced a torrid time over the past year, with its share price plummeting from a high of $440.21 on 1 March 2019 …

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    Military Logistics

    Lockheed receives major Super Hercules contract from DoD

    20th July 2020

    Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $15 billion contract by the USAF Force to develop, integrate, retrofit and produce variants of its C-130J Super Hercules transport aircraft. The …

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    Defence Notes

    Citadel automates C-UAS functions for frontline troops

    15th July 2020

    Citadel Defense on 14 July announced the release of new AI-powered software and networking solutions for autonomous protection against 98% of COTS drones.   By securely …

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    Digital Battlespace

    USAF orders Litening pods with colour capability

    8th July 2020

    The USAF has placed an initial order with Northrop Grumman for the latest version of the Litening advanced targeting pod. The pod includes full-colour digital …

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    Digital Battlespace

    Ball to help develop IRREL improvements

    10th July 2020

    Ball Aerospace is to assist USAF efforts to improve its Infrared Radiation Effects Laboratory (IRREL), under a $7.68 million contract announced by the DoD on …

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    Digital Battlespace

    Lockheed Martin to integrate F-35 EW systems

    10th July 2020

    Lockheed Martin has received a $56.1 million contract modification from the DoD for systems integration, engineering support and procurement of long-lead material for AN/ASQ-239 EW …

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    Air Warfare

    GE to build engines for F-15EX

    3rd July 2020

    General Electric (GE) is to provide an undisclosed number of of F110-GE-129 engines to power USAF F-15EX fighter aircraft, under a $101.3 million contract from the …

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    Special Operations

    USSOCOM picks industry provider of RFCM for C-130 variants

    6th July 2020

    US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) on 1 July awarded Sierra Nevada Corporation a $700 million contract  for the development and procurement of Radio Frequency Countermeasure …

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    Air Warfare

    USAF could release extra squadron of Raptors for frontline service

    2nd July 2020

    The USAF could add a sixth squadron of combat-coded F-22A Raptor stealth fighters by ‘re-purposing’ training-coded aircraft, the outgoing commander of Air Combat Command (ACC) …

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    Training

    USAF RPA training falls short

    29th June 2020

    According to the US Government Accountability Office (GAO), ‘the [US] Air Force does not have enough pilots and sensor operators to meet its staffing targets …

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    Digital Battlespace

    SE Asian airborne data links have a long way to go

    3rd July 2020

    Despite numerous modernisation programmes in Southeast Asian air forces, their true data link capabilities still have a long way to go to reach Western standards. …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

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: 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

    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: 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

    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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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. ...

  • 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 ...

  • Air: mission management systems

    Flat Panel Control Indicator

    BAE 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 ...

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini

    Wasp III

    Produced from 2007 until 2012, the Wasp III was a hand-launched UAV produced by AeroVironment. The platform was powered by rechargeable lithium-ion batteries and featured two camera ...

  • Military UAS - HALE

    RQ-4 Global Hawk

    The Global Hawk is a HALE UAV manufactured by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI). Primarily designed to carry ISTAR payloads, the platform has accumulated more ...

  • Bomber

    B-2 Spirit

    The 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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