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News - USAF
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Defence Notes
Rolls-Royce joins BAE Systems’ Hawk AJTS team
13th September 2013
Rolls-Royce has joined the BAE Systems’ Hawk Advanced Jet Training System (AJTS) team to compete for the US Air Force’s (USAF’s) T-X programme. The programme …
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Digital Battlespace
USAF furthers directed energy bio-effects research
5th September 2013
The United States Air Force (USAF) has awarded General Dynamics a research contract for the Directed Energy Bio-effects Research (DEBR) programme, it was announced on …
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Digital Battlespace
USAF long-range radar programme moves to next phase
30th August 2013
Following the completion of the evaluation and prototype demonstration phase for its new long-range radar programme, the US Air Force (USAF) is preparing for the …
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Naval Warfare
F-35C fighter refueled in-flight by USAF KC-135
27th August 2013
Lockheed Martin has reported that an F-35 Lightning II carrier variant (CV) has been refuelled during flight by a US Air Force KC-135 for the …
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Military Logistics
Second KC-46A Tanker assembly begins
23rd August 2013
Assembly of the second KC-46A aerial refuelling tanker for the US Air Force (USAF) has begun, with Boeing workers loading the aircraft’s wing spar into …
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Digital Battlespace
Analysts warn against reliance on Chinese weather satellites
8th August 2013
The US Department of Defense (DoD) is in danger of relying on Chinese state-owned satellites for future meteorological service requirements should a suitable alternative fail …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
CAE USA to train USAF Predator and Reaper aircrew
8th August 2013
CAE USA will provide comprehensive Predator and Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) aircrew training services to the US Air Force (USAF) under a new $20 …
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Defence Helicopter
Sikorsky may win presidential helicopter by default
1st August 2013
All but one of the three major industry teams expected to compete for the US VXX Helicopter Replacement Program have dropped out, blaming anti-competitive requirements. AgustaWestland …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
L-3 re-contracted for Predator training system
23rd July 2013
L-3 Communications’ Link Simulation & Training (L-3 Link) division has been contracted to continue providing USAF’s Predator Mission Aircrew Training System (PMATS), it announced on …
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Military Logistics
New USAF C-17 Training System facility opens
18th July 2013
L-3 Link Simulation & Training (L-3 Link) has opened a new C-17 Training System (TS) site at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB) in the US. …
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Digital Battlespace
Nvidia aiming to exploit massive data hauls
17th July 2013
Nvidia has launched the Geospatial Intelligence (GeoInt) Accelerator designed to generate faster processing speed of surveillance data, the company has stated. Sumit Gupta, GM for accelerated …
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Digital Battlespace
Third AEHF makes final preparations before launch
17th July 2013
The USAF has announced that it has transported its third Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) communications satellite to Cape Canaveral Air Force Stations (CCAFS) ahead …
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Digital Battlespace
USAF takes delivery of third SBIRS satellite
1st July 2013
The US Air Force has taken delivery of the third of four Highly Elliptical Orbit (HEO) satellite payloads as part of its Space Based Infrared …
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Defence Helicopter
First USAF Ospreys arrive in UK
30th June 2013
The first US Air Force Special Operations Command CV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft to be permanently based in the UK have arrived at RAF Mildenhall, England. …
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Digital Battlespace
Northrop Grumman to work on GPS solution for USAF
24th June 2013
Northrop Grumman will continue work to improve geo-registration accuracy for positioning and pointing applications for the US Air Force under a phase two inertial navigation …
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 ...