List of future military aircraft of the United States explained
This is a list of military aircraft that are being developed for use by the United States military in the near future.For aircraft in-service see List of active United States military aircraft.
| Aircraft | Type | Operators | Notes |
|---|
| Fixed-wing Aircraft |
|---|
| | | To enter service around 2028.[1] |
| | | To enter service in 2025.[2] |
| | | To enter service in 2026[3] |
| | | To enter service around 2027.[4] |
| E-XX TACAMO | Airborne command post | Navy | To enter service after 2027. |
| | | To enter service between 2027-2028[5] |
| | | To enter service around 2030.[6] |
| | | To enter service around 2030.[7] |
| Survivable Airborne Operations Center | Airborne command post | Air Force | To enter service around 2032.[8] |
| KC-Z Next Generation Air-Refueling System | | | To enter service around 2040[9] |
| High Accuracy Detection and Exploitation System | | | To enter service around 2027.[10] |
| Helicopters |
|---|
| Multirole Helicopters | | Version to enter service between 2025-2035.[11] |
| | | To enter service around 2030[12] |
| | | To enter service in 2020.[13] (delayed) |
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See also
Notes and References
- Web site: U.S. Air Force Reveals New Yearlong Delay For T-7 Aviation Week Network . 2024-05-29 . aviationweek.com.
- http://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/archive/2013/September/Pages/BudgetPressuresSeenasBiggestRisktoLongRangeBomberProgram.aspx Budget Pressures Seen as Biggest Risk to Long Range Bomber Program
- Web site: LsGrone . Sam . MQ-25A Stingray IOC Pushed to 2026 Following Manufacturing Delays . USNI News.
- Web site: Air Force chooses Boeing E-7 Wedgetail to replace old AWACS planes . Breaking Defense . 26 April 2022 . 13 May 2022.
- Web site: New paint design for ‘Next Air Force One’ . af.mil.
- https://archive.today/20130829000742/http://www.defensenews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2013307100015 USN, Industry Seek New Concepts For 6th-generation Fighter
- Web site: Tirpak . John . New Force Design: NGAD Needed Soon, F-22 Sunset Begins in 2030 . Air Force Magazine . 13 May 2021.
- Web site: FY2024 NDAA Bill Report . 26 Oct 2023 . United States Committee on Armed Services . 405-406.
- Web site: Tirpak . John . Air Force Launches New Stealthy Tanker Program, with Delivery Projected for 2040 . Air & Space Forces Magazine.
- Web site: High Accuracy Detection and Exploitation System (HADES) Programme, USA . army-technology.com.
- http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/us-army-reveals-details-of-joint-multi-role-fleet-vision-360794/ US Army reveals details of Joint Multi-Role fleet vision
- Web site: Mizokami . Kyle . The V-280 Valor Will Become the Army’s Next-Gen Assault Transport . Popular Mechanics.
- Web site: VH-92A | NAVAIR - U.S. Navy Naval Air Systems Command - Navy and Marine Corps Aviation Research, Development, Acquisition, Test and Evaluation . 2017-07-01 . 2017-06-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170620105436/http://www.navair.navy.mil/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.displayPlatform&key=C927DD6A-12F6-41F8-9547-9C1CE41A66A5 . dead .
