Future military aircraft of the United States

Future military aircraft of the United States 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
Boeing KC-46 PegasusAerial TankerAir ForceTo enter service in 2018.
Boeing T-XTrainerAir ForceTo enter service around 2023.[1]
Northrop Grumman B-21 RaiderStealth strategic bomberAir ForceTo enter service in 2025.[2]
Lockheed SR-72Hypersonic ISR and StrikeAir ForceProposed, could enter service in 2030.[3]
F/A-XX ProgramMultirole combat aircraftNavyTo enter service around 2030.[4]
EMARSSReconnaissanceArmy
Aerial Reconfigurable Embedded SystemVTOL Payload-carrying Craft
Helicopters
Future Vertical LiftMultirole HelicopterArmyVersion to enter service between 2025-2035.[5]
Sikorsky CH-53K King StallionCargo HelicopterMarine CorpsTo enter service in 2018.
Sikorsky S-97 RaiderAttack HelicopterArmyTo enter service in 2018.
Sikorsky VH-92 Presidential TransportMarine CorpsTo enter service in 2020.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Budget constraints delay new trainer - Airforcetimes.com, 15 May 2013
  2. ↑ Budget Pressures Seen as Biggest Risk to Long Range Bomber Program Nationaldefensemagazine.org, September 2013.
  3. ↑ Hypersonic Successor to Legendary SR-71 Blackbird Spy Plane Unveiled - Wired.com, 1 November 2013
  4. ↑ USN, Industry Seek New Concepts For 6th-generation Fighter - Defensenews.com, 10 July 2013
  5. ↑ US Army reveals details of Joint Multi-Role fleet vision - Flightglobal.com, 16 August 2011.
  6. ↑ http://www.navair.navy.mil/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.displayplatform&key=c927dd6a-12f6-41f8-9547-9c1ce41a66a5
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