What do we mean by ‘sixth generation’ air combat?
Nov 29, 2024 · Curiously, different understandings of ‘sixth generation’ seem to differ according to various nations’ strategic ambitions, informed by geography, and their respective budgets as we enter a new era of peer-on-peer conflict.
AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile, US - Air …
Sep 15, 2023 · AIM-120 AMRAAM development. The AMRAAM is a joint USAF and USN programme led by the US Air Force. The conceptual phase of the programme was completed in February 1979 when Hughes Aircraft and Raytheon were selected as preferred contractors by the USAF to continue into the validation phase.
Next Generation Air Dominance Programme - Air Force Technology
Mar 8, 2024 · The USAF flew a full-scale flight demonstrator as part of the NGAD programme in September 2020. The modern sixth-generation fighter jet is expected to replace the F-22 Raptor fighter aircraft beginning in 2030.
Lockheed Martin advances first Next-Gen OPIR satellite for testing
Dec 12, 2024 · Lockheed Martin Space Missile Warning programmes vice-president Mike Corriea said: “With its persistent, around the clock, watchman-like surveillance, Next-Gen OPIR GEO will add strength, reliability and resiliency to the Space Force’s future missile warning, tracking and defense architecture.”
F-16V (Viper) Fighting Falcon Multi-Role Fighter - Air Force …
Mar 22, 2024 · Lockheed Martin received a $1.85bn contract from the US Government to upgrade 145 Block 20 F-16A/B aircraft for the Republic of China (Taiwan) Air Force in October 2012.
National Advanced Surface to Air Missile System, Norway
Aug 7, 2023 · The National Advanced Surface to Air Missile System (NASAMS) is a medium-range, network-centric air defence system designed and developed jointly by Raytheon and Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace, primarily for the Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNoAF).
AIM-9X Sidewinder Air-to-Air Missile, USA - Air Force Technology
Aug 30, 2024 · The launch of the first AIM-9X missile took place in March 1999. Between 1999 and 2000, 13 separation and control test launches and 12 guided launches were performed from the US Navy’s F/A-18 and USAF F-15 aircraft.
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Predator RQ-1 / MQ-1 / MQ-9 Reaper UAV - Air Force Technology
Sep 2, 2022 · Armed with AGM-114 Hellfire missiles, the MQ-1 is a multi-role platform used for armed reconnaissance and interdiction. The UAS can distribute surveillance imagery from synthetic aperture radar, video cameras and a forward-looking infrared (FLIR) in real-time both to the front-line soldier and to the operational commander, or …
Su-35 Flanker-E Multirole Fighter - Airforce Technology
Apr 9, 2021 · Su-35 Flanker-E Multirole Fighter. The latest version of the Sukhoi Su-35, Su-35BM (bolshaya modernizatsiya – big modernisation), is an advanced capability multirole air superiority fighter developed from the Su-27.