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List of future military aircraft of the United States

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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.

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Aircraft Type Operators Notes
Fixed-wing Aircraft
Boeing T-7 Red Hawk Trainer Air Force To enter service around 2023.[1]
Beechcraft T-54A Trainer Navy To enter service in 2024.[2]
Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider Stealth Strategic bomber Air Force To enter service in 2025.[3]
Boeing MQ-25 Stingray Unmanned combat aerial vehicle for Aerial refueling Navy To enter service in 2026[4]
Boeing E-7 Wedgetail Airborne early warning and control Air Force To enter service around 2027.[5]
E-XX TACAMO Airborne command post Navy To enter service after 2027.
Boeing VC-25B Presidential Transport Air Force To enter service between 2027-2028[6]
F/A-XX program Multirole combat aircraft Navy To enter service around 2030.[7]
Next Generation Air Dominance Air superiority fighter Air Force To enter service around 2030.[8]
Survivable Airborne Operations Center Airborne command post Air Force To enter service around 2032.[9]
KC-Z Next Generation Air-Refueling System Tanker/Transport Air Force To enter service around 2040[10]
Helicopters
Future Vertical Lift Helicopters Multirole Helicopters Army Version to enter service between 2025-2035.[11]
Bell V-280 Valor Tiltrotor Military helicopter Army To enter service around 2030[12]
Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft Utility and Scount/Attack Helicopter Army To enter service in 2031[13]
Sikorsky VH-92 Patriot Presidential Transport Marine Corps To enter service in 2020.[14] (delayed)

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References[]

  1. ↑ Budget constraints delay new trainer - Airforcetimes.com, 15 May 2013
  2. ↑ "Navy Awards Contract to Buy Multi-Engine Training System Aircraft". January 25, 2023. https://www.navair.navy.mil/news/Navy-awards-contract-buy-multi-engine-training-system-aircraft/Wed-01252023-1513. 
  3. ↑ Budget Pressures Seen as Biggest Risk to Long Range Bomber Program Archived 2013-08-18 at Archive.is Nationaldefensemagazine.org, September 2013.
  4. ↑ LsGrone, Sam. "MQ-25A Stingray IOC Pushed to 2026 Following Manufacturing Delays". https://news.usni.org/2023/04/04/mq-25a-stingray-ioc-pushed-to-2026-following-manufacturing-delays. 
  5. ↑ "Air Force chooses Boeing E-7 Wedgetail to replace old AWACS planes". 26 April 2022. https://breakingdefense.com/2022/04/air-force-chooses-boeing-e-7-wedgetail-to-replace-old-awacs-planes/. 
  6. ↑ "New paint design for ‘Next Air Force One’". https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/3326103/new-paint-design-for-next-air-force-one/#:~:text=VC%2D25B%20deliveries%20are%20projected,delivery%20of%20the%20VC%2D25B.. 
  7. ↑ USN, Industry Seek New Concepts For 6th-generation Fighter - Defensenews.com, 10 July 2013
  8. ↑ Tirpak, John (13 May 2021). "New Force Design: NGAD Needed Soon, F-22 Sunset Begins in 2030". Air Force Magazine. https://www.airforcemag.com/new-force-design-ngad-needed-soon-f-22-sunset-begins-in-2030/. 
  9. ↑ "FY2024 NDAA Bill Report". pp. 405-406. https://www.armed-services.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/fy2024_ndaa_bill_report.pdf. 
  10. ↑ Tirpak, John. "Air Force Launches New Stealthy Tanker Program, with Delivery Projected for 2040". https://www.airandspaceforces.com/air-force-launches-new-stealthy-tanker-program-with-delivery-projected-for-2040/. 
  11. ↑ US Army reveals details of Joint Multi-Role fleet vision - Flightglobal.com, 16 August 2011.
  12. ↑ Mizokami, Kyle. "The V-280 Valor Will Become the Army’s Next-Gen Assault Transport". https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/aviation/a42166570/v280-valor-army-next-gen-assault-transport/. 
  13. ↑ Easley, Mikayla. "Army, aviation giants gear up for next leg of FARA helo competition". https://defensescoop.com/2023/10/25/army-fara-helicopte/#:~:text=Emerging%20Tech-,Army%2C%20aviation%20giants%20gear%20up%20for%20next%20leg%20of%20FARA,a%20more%20modern%20aircraft%20fleet.. 
  14. ↑ "VH-92A | NAVAIR - U.S. Navy Naval Air Systems Command - Navy and Marine Corps Aviation Research, Development, Acquisition, Test and Evaluation". http://www.navair.navy.mil/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.displayplatform&key=c927dd6a-12f6-41f8-9547-9c1ce41a66a5. 
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