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 |
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Boeing T-7 Red Hawk | Trainer | Air Force | To enter service around 2028. |
Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider | Stealth Strategic bomber | Air Force | To enter service in 2025. |
Boeing MQ-25 Stingray | Unmanned combat aerial vehicle for Aerial refueling | Navy | To enter service in 2026 |
Boeing E-7 Wedgetail | Airborne early warning and control | Air Force | To enter service around 2027. |
Lockheed Martin E-130J | Airborne command post | Navy | To enter service after 2027. |
Boeing VC-25B | Presidential Transport | Air Force | To enter service between 2027-2028 |
F/A-XX program | Multirole combat aircraft | Navy | To enter service around 2030. |
Next Generation Air Dominance | Air superiority fighter | Air Force | To enter service around 2030. |
Survivable Airborne Operations Center | Airborne command post | Air Force | To enter service around 2032. |
KC-Z Next Generation Air-Refueling System | Tanker/Transport | Air Force | To enter service around 2040 |
High Accuracy Detection and Exploitation System | ISR/SIGINT | Army | To enter service around 2027. |
Helicopters | |||
Future Vertical Lift Helicopters | Multirole Helicopters | Army | Version to enter service between 2025-2035. |
Bell V-280 Valor | Tiltrotor Military helicopter | Army | To enter service around 2030 |
See also
- List of U.S. DoD aircraft designations
- List of military aircraft of the United States
- Bell Boeing Quad TiltRotor
References
- "U.S. Air Force Reveals New Yearlong Delay For T-7 | Aviation Week Network". aviationweek.com. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
- Budget Pressures Seen as Biggest Risk to Long Range Bomber Program Archived 2013-08-18 at archive.today Nationaldefensemagazine.org, September 2013.
- LsGrone, Sam. "MQ-25A Stingray IOC Pushed to 2026 Following Manufacturing Delays". USNI News.
- "Air Force chooses Boeing E-7 Wedgetail to replace old AWACS planes". Breaking Defense. 26 April 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
- "New paint design for 'Next Air Force One'". af.mil.
- USN, Industry Seek New Concepts For 6th-generation Fighter - Defensenews.com, 10 July 2013
- Tirpak, John (13 May 2021). "New Force Design: NGAD Needed Soon, F-22 Sunset Begins in 2030". Air Force Magazine.
- "FY2024 NDAA Bill Report" (PDF). United States Committee on Armed Services. pp. 405–406. Retrieved 26 Oct 2023.
- Tirpak, John. "Air Force Launches New Stealthy Tanker Program, with Delivery Projected for 2040". Air & Space Forces Magazine.
- "High Accuracy Detection and Exploitation System (HADES) Programme, USA". army-technology.com.
- US Army reveals details of Joint Multi-Role fleet vision - Flightglobal.com, 16 August 2011.
- Mizokami, Kyle. "The V-280 Valor Will Become the Army's Next-Gen Assault Transport". Popular Mechanics.
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