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News - USAF
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Military Logistics
CAV International wins $57MM Airfield Contract with US Navy in Rota, Spain
26th August 2010
CAV International Inc., a US Government outsourcing contractor with expertise in airfield services & logistics, announces that the United States Navy has awarded CAV International …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
AUVSI: USAF outlines evolving procedures for Global Hawk
26th August 2010
Lessons learned from ongoing tactical applications are leading to an evolution in advanced operational procedures for the United States Air Force (USAF) RQ-4 Global Hawk. …
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Military Logistics
Boeing C-130 AMP Head-Up Display endorsed by Headquarters US Air Force Directorate of Operations
19th August 2010
Boeing announced today that Headquarters US Air Force Directorate of Operations (HQ USAF/A3O) has endorsed the company's C-130 Avionics Modernization Program (AMP) Head-Up Display (HUD) …
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Digital Battlespace
Honeywell completes critical design review for three components for military GPS satellites
18th August 2010
Honeywell announced today that its On Board Computer (OBC), Reaction Wheel Assembly (RWA) and Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU), which are part of the United States …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
AeroVironment's Stratospheric Global Observer UAS makes first flight
16th August 2010
AeroVironment, Inc.(AV) announced that the first aircraft developed under the Global Observer Joint Capability Technology Demonstration (JCTD) program successfully completed its first flight. On August …
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Military Logistics
SkyBuilt power awarded US Army contract for Afghanistan
12th August 2010
SkyBuilt Power announced today that it has been awarded a contract by the US Army to provide rapidly deployable renewable energy power stations for Afghanistan. …
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Digital Battlespace
Farnborough 2010: CENTCOM gears up for ISR network upgrade
22nd July 2010
The US Air Force's Distributed Common Ground System (DCGS) Block 10.2 Upgrade Programme could be made available to US Central Command (CENTCOM) by the end …
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Military Logistics
Farnborough 2010: Lockheed Martin looks to sell another 250 C-130J
21st July 2010
Lockheed Martin believes there is a market for more than 250 additional C-130J Super Hercules, Ross Reynolds, Lockheed Martin’s vice president for C-130 programs, told …
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Military Logistics
Ultra Electronics launches ASIS to keep military aircraft flying safely, for longer
19th July 2010
Ultra Electronics Ltd Controls (Hall 1, C7) today announces the industry launch of ASIS, an entirely new innovation that it expects will revolutionise how military …
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Land Warfare
USAF seeks special operations CSAR vehicle
24th June 2010
The US Air Force Special Operations Command (USAFSOC) is expected to release a request for proposals (RfP) by the end of the year for a …
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Military Logistics
Lockheed Martin inducts third C-5 to become Super Galaxy
9th June 2010
Lockheed Martin inducted its third C-5 Galaxy strategic airlifter into the Reliability Enhancement and Re-engining Program (RERP) production line at its facility here today. The …
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Military Logistics
'It's like a souped up old Herc with a lot more jam'
21st May 2010
At the age of 27, Captain Jason Danyluk of Edmonton, Alta. has done what only a handful of Canadian Forces pilots have done in the …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
NLR does research on establish a competencies profile for UAS operator
14th May 2010
The demand for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) is rising, both nationally and internationally. Unmanned aircraft can, for instance, be used to monitor dikes, inspect borders …
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Military Logistics
Boeing announces formation of Airlift and Tankers Division
4th May 2010
Boeing today announced the formation of the Airlift and Tankers (A&T) division within its military aircraft business unit. The new division will lead the company's …
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Military Logistics
JBT Corporation awarded Halvorsen Loader support order by the US Air Force
22nd April 2010
JBT Corporation today announced that the United States Air Force (USAF) awarded JBT AeroTech a one-year $6.6 million engineering and logistics services order for the …
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small
RQ-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 - MALE
MQ-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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APCs/IFVs - 4x4, Reconnaissance/patrol vehicles
JLTV 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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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) [Japan]
Programme Background Vision The USAF envisages several UAVs working alongside a single-crewed aircraft, such as the future sixth-generation fighter or the F-35. Each uncrewed platform ...
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AEW&C
E-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 aircraft
KC-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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Military UAS - fixed-wing
Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) [USAF]
Programme 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&C
E-7A Wedgetail (USA)
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 aircraft
KC-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 - multirole
F-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 - multirole
F-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 ...
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Light attack, Trainer
T-X / T-7A Red Hawk [USAF]
Programme Background Goal The T-X programme aims to acquire a two-seat jet trainer aircraft to replace its Northrop Grumman T-38 Talon. The programme could be worth ...
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ISR/special mission
EC-37B Compass Call [USAF]
Programme Background The retirement of the EF-111A in 1990 left the USAF largely out of the operational and tactical level radar jamming business. Lockheed Martin EC-130H ...
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APCs/IFVs - 4x4, Reconnaissance/patrol vehicles
JLTV Future Procurement (US Air Force)
Programme Background According to the FY2021 USAF budget request documents, the USAF procured 103 JLTVs in FY2019, 146 in FY2020 and 142 in FY2021. The ...
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Fighter - multirole
F-35A Joint Strike Fighter - USAF Future Procurement
USAF has ordered 400 F-35 aircraft until FY2020, the remaining 240 out of 1377 fighters will be acquired at a rate of 48 per year ...
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: 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
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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Fighter - air superiority
F-22A Raptor
F-22A Raptor is a fifth-generation stealth air superiority fighter with limited air-to-ground attack capability. It was developed by Lockheed Martin to meet the requirement of the ...
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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
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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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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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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Air: AEW/fire control radar
AN/APG-83 SABR
The AN/APG-83 Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR) is being developed as an upgrade option for the F-16. It is designed to replace the existing AN/APG-66 ...
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Transport/tanker aircraft
KC-135 Stratotanker
The KC-135 entered service in 1957 with the USAF, which plans to keep the type flying beyond 2040 when it will be replaced by the ...
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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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Data links
MIDS JTRS
The ViaSat Multifunctional Information Distribution System (MIDS) Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) terminal combines the network-centric communications capability with a real-time operating picture. The four-channel ...
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Military helicopters - multirole, Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical
Hexa
The 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 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 ...