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News - USAF

  • Military Logistics

    Services express F-35 sustainment strategy concerns

    20th April 2017

    While US Air Force, Marine Corps and Navy leaders are clearly excited to receive the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, they identify lingering concerns surrounding the …

  • Military Logistics

    Honeywell wins ESPC contract from USAF

    29th March 2017

    The US Air Force (UASF) has awarded Honeywell a $243 million facility modernisation project at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma City, the company announced …

  • Military Logistics

    AAR awarded USAF landing gear contract

    28th March 2017

    AAR has received a $909 million contract from the US Air Force for work on the landing gear performance-based Logistics One programme, the company announced …

  • Training

    Leonardo aims higher after re-structure

    22nd March 2017

    New acquisitions and competing for the USAF T-X programme are two projects that will occupy Leonardo for the near future.Outgoing CEO and general manager of …

  • Military Logistics

    USAF looks at UAS flightline maintenance

    14th March 2017

    The US Air Force's 412th Test Wing's Emerging Technologies Combined Test Force (CTF) has used a quadcopter UAS to carry out maintenance inspection of a …

  • Training

    Modifications to C-17 MTS complete

    8th March 2017

    TRU Simulation and Training has completed modification work to C-17 maintenance training platforms for US Air Force (USAF) and Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) end …

  • Digital Battlespace

    Raytheon wins USAF mobile sensors contract

    1st March 2017

    Raytheon will operate and maintain radar systems aboard two US Navy vessels under a contract announced on 27 February.The four year IDIQ mobile sensors contract …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    Avalon 2017: Team Reaper forms in Australia

    28th February 2017

    Team Reaper Australia, led by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI), was formally launched on 28 February, the opening day of the Avalon Air Show …

  • Training

    KC-135 simulator authorised for DTCN

    23rd February 2017

    CAE USA has received Authorization to Operate (ATO) the KC-135 operational flight trainer (OFT) on the US Air Force's Distributed Training Center Network (DTCN), CAE …

  • Military Logistics

    IDEX 2017: War reserve win for DynCorp

    14th February 2017

    DynCorp International has been awarded another contract to support the US military's War Reserve Materiel (WRM) programme in the Middle East, following a six-offer competitive …

  • Digital Battlespace

    Boeing, USAF sign GPS contract

    3rd February 2017

    Boeing has entered into a sustainment agreement with the US Air Force for the Global Positioning System (GPS) constellations, the company announced on 2 February. …

  • Military Logistics

    F-22 redelivered to USAF from Speedline facility

    2nd February 2017

    The first F-22 Raptor to undergo work at Lockheed Martin’s Inlet Coating Repair (ICR) Speedline facility has been redelivered to the US Air Force ahead …

  • Digital Battlespace

    F-35 and Typhoon share data

    1st February 2017

    Interoperability trials between the UK RAF’s F-35 Lightning II and Typhoon jets have been successful. According to Air Cdre Harv Smyth, the UK's Lightning Force …

  • Military Logistics

    USAF orders more KC-46A tanker aircraft

    30th January 2017

    Boeing will supply 15 additional KC-46A tanker aircraft, spare engines and wing air refuelling pod kits to the US Air Force under a $2.1 billion …

  • Land Warfare

    Sig wins US pistol after delays

    26th January 2017

    With the selection of the Sig Sauer P320 pistol as the US Army’s new XM17 modular handgun system the question is now if further delays …

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 ...