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                                Air WarfareBoeing delivers first production Grey Wolf to US Air Force6th August 2024 Boeing announced in November last year that it was transitioning towards the low-rate initial production (LRIP) of the MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopter after delivering the sixth and final test aircraft to the US Air Force (USAF). 
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                                Air WarfareHII contracted to support USAF aircraft systems13th August 2024 The deal runs over five years and is for the support of US and partner country fighter and bomber weapons systems and subsystems. 
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                                Air Warfare‘Never done before’: tiltrotor technology and the future battlespace14th October 2024 In conversation... Bell's Frank Lazzara talks to Shephard's Gerrard Cowan about the potential of tiltrotor designs to revolutionize U.S. Army maneuver operations, and how the technology could transform other mission sets across DoD and international armed services. 
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                                Land WarfareContract signed for delayed US Air Force E-7A deal14th August 2024 The UK and US have ordered the Boeing 737 Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) system which is already operated by Australia (E-7 Wedgetail), South Korea (Peace Eye) and Turkey (Peace Eagle). 
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                                TrainingGeneral Atomics to develop autonomous air training1st August 2024 General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) is working on several UCAV programmes as well as a new autonomous training effort. 
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                                Uncrewed VehiclesUncrewed defence systems set to hyperscale with launch of Arsenal platform12th August 2024 The new system to scale the production of uncrewed defence systems will include its own manufacturing plant, the Arsenal-1. 
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                                Defence NotesWhat the future holds for Ukraine and NATO under a Trump administration12th November 2024 Although Trump’s geopolitics policy for Europe remains unclear, defence analysts from the US and Europe predict how his incoming administration would attempt to handle critical issues on the continent. 
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                                Air WarfareWhy the USAF's Sentinel ICBM faces multiple challenges31st July 2024 Although it has survived the Nunn-McCurdy Review, the Sentinel ICBM programme must get Congressional support and extra resources to progress. 
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                                Air WarfareUS Air Force discloses causes of 2023 CV-22 Osprey accident in Japan7th August 2024 The investigation report pointed to a gearbox failure and management issues as the main causes of the accident. 
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                                Air WarfareUS Air Force tests low-cost method to defeat surface vessels from the air14th August 2024 The demonstration was conducted under the QUICKSINK programme in partnership with the US Navy. 
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                                Air WarfareUS F-15EX operational deliveries begin as plan to base aircraft in Japan unveiled9th July 2024 Boeing was awarded a US$1.2 billion contract in July 2020 for the production of the first lot of eight F-15EX fighter aircraft with a planned procurement of 144 aircraft to replace ageing F-15C/Ds in service. 
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                                TrainingHow the US Air Force plans to use artificial intelligence to train pilots26th June 2024 AI can accelerate instruction for flying officer and improve their training in several ways. 
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                                Air WarfareUS Air Force F-16 fitted with IVEWS approaches flight tests18th July 2024 Trials conducted at the US Air Force J-PRIMES enabled the solution to reach the skies in a couple of weeks. 
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                                Air WarfareAssessing Saab’s future as an independent combat aircraft developer27th December 2024 Can Sweden’s Saab continue to go it alone in the fighter jet market, or could it boost its profile by forging new partnerships? 
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                                Air WarfareUS Air Force divestment plans could create capability gaps in the Air National Guard24th June 2024 The retirement of A-10s would reduce the guard fleet and its squadron structure making it more difficult for the service to accomplish its tasks worldwide. 
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 ... 
 
        