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Defence Notes
Singapore to set up permanent fighter detachment in Guam
10th December 2019
The governments of Singapore and the US signed an MoU on 7 December that will see the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) set up …
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Defence Notes
I/ITSEC 2019: Space defined as key frontier in future Great Power conflict
3rd December 2019
If a theme could be drawn across the range of exhibitions and conferences that have taken place in the US in 2019, it is a …
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Digital Battlespace
DAPA hands out slew of contracts in South Korea
12th December 2019
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has received a contract to update Link 16 data links aboard FA-50 light fighters belonging to the Republic of Korea Air …
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Training
Leonardo to support Grifo-L radars
26th November 2019
Leonardo will support Grifo-L fire control radar systems installed on Draken’s fleet of 24 L-159E fighter jets under a new multi-year support service contract.Draken’s L-159E …
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Training
I/ITSEC 2019: T-1A Jayhawk support contract awarded
27th November 2019
Madison, Mississippi-based Vertex Aerospace LLC, part of the American Industrial Partners group of companies, has been awarded a $77.25 million firm-fixed-price contract for contractor operated …
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Training
I/ITSEC 2019: Decision made on initial CMV-22 trainers for US Navy
27th November 2019
The Bell Boeing Joint Project Office (JPO), Amarillo, Texas, has been awarded a $14.32 million firm-fixed-price order for the design, fabrication, installation, test and delivery …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Australia decides on Reaper variant
29th November 2019
On 28 November the Australian Department of Defence announced which one of two shortlisted MQ-9 MALE UAVs it will buy to equip the Royal Australian …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Lockheed and USAF carry out ATHENA C-UAV testing
8th November 2019
Lockheed Martin has demonstrated alongside the US Air Force the ability of its Advanced Test High Energy Asset (ATHENA) laser weapon system to engage and …
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Defence Notes
USAF orders SDB rounds for USSOCOM
8th November 2019
Boeing has been awarded a multimillion-dollar contract to provide several hundred Laser Small Diameter Bombs, as well as associated warhead shipping containers, to be used …
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Defence Notes
D&S 2019: Indonesia eyes US and Russian fighters
13th November 2019
The Indonesian Air Force is ogling new Lockheed Martin F-16V Block 72 fighters from the US to boost its aerial capability as part of the …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
GA-ASI Predator series reaches six million flight hour milestone
6th November 2019
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) announced on 4 November that its Predator-series of UAVs, which includes the Predator, Predator B, Gray Eagle, Avenger and MQ-9B …
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Digital Battlespace
AOC 2019: USAF in a jam
23rd October 2019
It is 30 years since the US Air Force (USAF) retired its General Dynamics EF-111A Raven electronic warfare aircraft. Is it time that the air …
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Digital Battlespace
AOC 2019: Saab pushes latest countermeasures for international market
5th November 2019
Sweden’s Saab opted to use the AOC exhibition and conference in Washington, DC, in late-October to push its range of airborne countermeasure and surveillance systems, …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
AOC 2019: Ascent integrates new system onto X-MADIS
6th November 2019
Unmanned technology and engineering company Ascent Vision Technologies (AVT) has announced that it has integrated the CM262 optic system into its X-MADIS (eXpeditionary Mobile Air …
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Military Logistics
RAAF C-17 back in service following repairs
25th October 2019
US Air Force (USAF) maintainers have assisted in returning a Royal Australian Air Force C-17A Globemaster III back into service following damage to the engine …
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Military UAS - MALE
MQ-9A Reaper [USAF]
Background First order Following a development that began in 1998, in October 2002, the USAF ordered the first four MQ-9s of the production series. In ...
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Military UAS - mini
RQ-20B Puma [USAF]
Background Requirement According to Trace Stevenson, the AeroVironment (AV) Vice President and product line general manager, the USAF Security Forces required a small UAV to ...
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MPVs - 4x4
JLTV (USAF) (Batch 1) [USA]
Baclground 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 ...
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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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Military UAS - MALE
Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) (Increment 1) [USAF]
Background Requirements The programme’s requirements are based on the USAF’s belief that mass is necessary to compete effectively against an adversary in symmetrical warfare. However, ...
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Air: Radio and SATCOM
Air: Radio and SATCOM | KC-Y tanker aircraft [USA]
The USAF is looking to procure tanker aircraft to bridge the gap between the delayed KC-46 fleet and the future Advanced Air Refueling Tanker (known also ...
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Data links
Data links | KC-Y tanker aircraft [USA]
The USAF is looking to procure tanker aircraft to bridge the gap between the delayed KC-46 fleet and the future Advanced Air Refueling Tanker (known also ...
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Transponders and IFF
Transponders and IFF | KC-Y tanker aircraft [USA]
The USAF is looking to procure tanker aircraft to bridge the gap between the delayed KC-46 fleet and the future Advanced Air Refueling Tanker (known also ...
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Military helicopters - multirole
HH-60W - Combat Rescue Helicopter (CRH)
Background In 2010, the USAF announced the replacement of the HH-60G with a new Combat Rescue Helicopter (CRH), and in 2012, the request for proposals ...
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Fighter - multirole
F-15EX (2025-2026) [USA]
Methodology Units required Based off the FY2027 USAF budget request, between FY2025 and FY2026, the U.S. Air Force received funding for 40 F-15EX platforms. Congress ...
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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 ...
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: 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
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: 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
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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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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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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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
