List of future military aircraft of the United States

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 HawkTrainerAir ForceTo enter service around 2028.[1]
Northrop Grumman B-21 RaiderStealth Strategic bomberAir ForceTo enter service in 2026 or 2027.
Boeing MQ-25 StingrayUnmanned combat aerial vehicle for Aerial refuelingNavyTo enter service in 2026[2]
Boeing E-7 WedgetailAirborne early warning and controlAir ForceTo enter service around 2027.[3]
Lockheed Martin E-130J Airborne command post Navy To enter service after 2027.
Boeing VC-25BPresidential TransportAir ForceTo enter service between 2027-2028[4]
F/A-XX programMultirole combat aircraftNavyTo enter service around 2030.[5]
Next Generation Air Dominance / Boeing F-47Air superiority fighterAir ForceTo enter service around 2030.[6]
SNC E-4C Survivable Airborne Operations Center Airborne command post Air Force To enter service around 2032.[7]
KC-Z Next Generation Air-Refueling SystemTanker/TransportAir ForceTo enter service around 2040[8]
ME-11B High Accuracy Detection and Exploitation SystemISR/SIGINTArmyTo enter service around 2027.[9]
General Atomics FQ-42 Dark Merlin Collaborative Combat Aircraft Air Force To enter service before 2030.[10]
Anduril FQ-44 Collaborative Combat Aircraft Air Force To enter service before 2030.[11]
Kratos MQ-58B Valkyrie Collaborative Combat Aircraft Marine Corps To enter service by 2029[12][13]
Helicopters
Future Vertical Lift HelicoptersMultirole HelicoptersArmyVersion to enter service between 2025-2035.[14]
Bell V-280 ValorTiltrotor Military helicopterArmyTo enter service around 2030[15]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "U.S. Air Force Reveals New Yearlong Delay For T-7 | Aviation Week Network". aviationweek.com. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
  2. ↑ LsGrone, Sam. "MQ-25A Stingray IOC Pushed to 2026 Following Manufacturing Delays". USNI News.
  3. ↑ "Air Force chooses Boeing E-7 Wedgetail to replace old AWACS planes". Breaking Defense. 26 April 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  4. ↑ "New paint design for 'Next Air Force One'". af.mil.
  5. ↑ USN, Industry Seek New Concepts For 6th-generation Fighter[link removed] - Defensenews.com, 10 July 2013
  6. ↑ Tirpak, John (13 May 2021). "New Force Design: NGAD Needed Soon, F-22 Sunset Begins in 2030". Air Force Magazine.
  7. ↑ "FY2024 NDAA Bill Report" (PDF). United States Committee on Armed Services. pp. 405–406. Retrieved 26 Oct 2023.
  8. ↑ Tirpak, John. "Air Force Launches New Stealthy Tanker Program, with Delivery Projected for 2040". Air & Space Forces Magazine.
  9. ↑ "High Accuracy Detection and Exploitation System (HADES) Programme, USA". army-technology.com.
  10. ↑ "Air Force exercises two Collaborative Combat Aircraft option awards". af.mil. 24 April 2024.
  11. ↑ "Air Force exercises two Collaborative Combat Aircraft option awards". af.mil. 24 April 2024.
  12. ↑ Trevithick, Joseph (3 April 2024). "MQ-58B Electronic Attack-Enabled Version Of Valkyrie Drone For USMC Revealed". The Warzone. Retrieved 25 July 2026.
  13. ↑ Newdick, Thomas (29 April 2026). "First USMC MQ-58 Valkyrie CCA Drones To Arrive In 2029". Retrieved 25 July 2026.
  14. ↑ US Army reveals details of Joint Multi-Role fleet vision - Flightglobal.com, 16 August 2011.
  15. ↑ Mizokami, Kyle. "The V-280 Valor Will Become the Army's Next-Gen Assault Transport". Popular Mechanics.
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