● IN SERVICESINCE 2016F-35A Lightning II
5th-gen stealth multirole fighterThe Air Force's fifth-generation fighter, replacing the F-16 and A-10.
- PRIME
- Lockheed Martin
- ENGINE
- 1 × F135-PW-100
- TOP SPEED
- Mach 1.6
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United States
The newest systems in service, in testing or in development: five per domain, across air, sea, land, missiles and space.
01 · DOMAIN
Air
● IN SERVICESINCE 2016
● IN SERVICESINCE 2021F-15EX Eagle II
Multirole strike fighterNewest F-15, replacing F-15C/D fleets, with four extra missile stations.
- PRIME
- Boeing
- AIR-TO-AIR MISSILES
- Up to 12
- REPLACES
- F-15C/D
● TESTINGFROM 2023B-21 Raider
Penetrating stealth bomberDual-capable stealth bomber for nuclear and conventional strike, now in flight test.
- PRIME
- Northrop Grumman
- MINIMUM FLEET
- 100
- UNVEILED
- 2 Dec 2022
● TESTINGFROM 2025CCA Increment 1 (FQ-42A, FQ-44A)
Collaborative combat aircraftUncrewed wingmen moved into production; the first are flying with an experimental unit at Creech AFB.
- MAKERS
- General Atomics, Anduril
- NAMES
- Vengeance (FQ-42A), Fury (FQ-44A)
- STAGE
- Production contracts, 2026
● TESTINGFROM 2026MQ-25A Stingray
Carrier-based uncrewed tankerThe Navy's first operational carrier drone, built mainly for aerial refueling.
- PRIME
- Boeing
- PROGRAM
- 76 aircraft
- FIRST LRIP DELIVERIES
- 2029
02 · DOMAIN
Sea
● IN SERVICESINCE 2017Gerald R. Ford class
Nuclear aircraft carrierFirst new carrier class in 40 years, with electromagnetic launch and triple the electrical power.
- DISPLACEMENT
- ~100,000 long tons
- AIRCRAFT
- 75+
- REACTORS
- 2
● IN DEVELOPMENTFROM 2020Columbia class
Ballistic missile submarineFuture sea-based strategic deterrent replacing the Ohio class; the Navy's top acquisition priority.
- MISSILE TUBES
- 16 (Trident II D5LE)
- BOATS
- 12 minimum
- READY FOR PATROL
- By Oct 2030
● UPGRADESINCE 2026
No freely licensed photoVirginia class Block V (SSGN)
Nuclear guided-missile submarineBlock V boats add the Virginia Payload Module; the Navy has reclassified VPM boats as SSGNs.
- PAYLOAD MODULE
- +28 Tomahawk
- TOMAHAWKS
- Up to 40 per boat
- FIRST BLOCK V
- USS Oklahoma (SSN 802)
● IN SERVICESINCE 2023Arleigh Burke Flight III
Guided-missile destroyerAir and missile defense destroyer built around the most powerful radar on a US surface ship.
- RADAR
- AN/SPY-6(V)1
- COMBAT SYSTEM
- Aegis Baseline 10
- FIRST SHIP
- USS Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125)
● TESTINGFROM 2023Orca XLUUV
Extra-large uncrewed undersea vehicleAutonomous diesel-electric submarine with a modular payload section; test asset XLE0 delivered.
- PRIME
- Boeing
- CREW
- None (autonomous)
- PLANNED
- Orca XLUUV 1 to 5
03 · DOMAIN
Land
● IN DEVELOPMENTFROM 2023M1E3 Abrams
Main battle tank (prototype)Lighter, more survivable Abrams designed against drones and long-range precision weapons.
- PROTOTYPE BUILT WITH
- Roush
- FY2026
- Up to 4 prototypes
- REPLACED
- M1A2 SEPv4 plan
● IN DEVELOPMENTFROM 2023
No freely licensed photoXM30 MICV
Infantry fighting vehicle (prototype)Bradley replacement with a 50 mm cannon, hybrid-electric drive and active protection.
- CREW
- 2 + 6 soldiers
- CANNON
- 50 mm
- PROTOTYPE TEAMS
- GDLS, American Rheinmetall
● IN SERVICESINCE 2022Typhon (Mid-Range Capability)
Ground-launched missile systemFires Navy SM-6 and Tomahawk missiles from land; first deployed to the Philippines in April 2024.
- MISSILES
- SM-6, Tomahawk
- LAUNCHERS PER BATTERY
- 4
- FIRST DEPLOYMENT
- Philippines, Apr 2024
● IN SERVICESINCE 2026IFPC Increment 2
Cruise missile and drone defenseGround-based defense against cruise missiles and drones, now fielding to its first battalion.
- INTERCEPTOR
- AIM-9X Sidewinder
- FIRE CONTROL
- IBCS
- FIRST BATTALION
- 1-51 Air Defense Artillery
● IN SERVICESINCE 2021M-SHORAD Increment 1
Short-range air defense vehicleStryker-based air defense for maneuver forces against drones, helicopters and aircraft.
- VEHICLE
- Stryker A1
- WEAPONS
- Stinger, Hellfire, 30 mm
- FIRST UNIT LIVE FIRE
- Oct 2021, Europe
04 · DOMAIN
Missiles
● IN SERVICESINCE 2023PrSM Increment 1
Precision Strike MissileReplaces ATACMS; two missiles per launch pod, fired from HIMARS and M270A2.
- RANGE
- More than 400 km
- PER POD
- 2
- MILESTONE C
- 2 Jul 2025
● IN SERVICESINCE 2025Dark Eagle (LRHW)
Long-Range Hypersonic WeaponThe nation's first operational hypersonic weapon; a Dark Eagle battery activated in December 2025.
- BATTERY
- 4 launchers, up to 8 missiles
- BATTERIES PLANNED
- 3
- RANGE
- Not released
● TESTINGFROM 2024
No freely licensed photoConventional Prompt Strike
Sea-launched hypersonic missileNon-nuclear hypersonic strike for the Navy, first planned for Zumwalt-class destroyers.
- DEVELOPER
- Navy Strategic Systems Programs
- FIRST PLATFORM
- Zumwalt (DDG 1000)
- LAUNCH
- Cold-gas
● IN DEVELOPMENTFROM 2022
No freely licensed photoHACM
Hypersonic Attack Cruise MissileAir-launched scramjet missile to hold high-value targets at risk from standoff range.
- PRIME
- Raytheon
- ENGINE
- Scramjet
- PARTNER
- Australia (SCIFiRE)
● IN SERVICESINCE 2018AGM-158C LRASM
Long Range Anti-Ship MissileSemi-autonomous anti-ship missile that needs less ISR, datalink and GPS support.
- WARHEAD
- 1,000 lb penetrating blast-frag
- CARRIERS
- B-1B, F/A-18E/F, B-2
- BASED ON
- JASSM
05 · DOMAIN
Space
● IN SERVICESINCE 2010X-37B
Reusable orbital test vehicleSpace Force spaceplane for long-duration experiments; now on its eighth mission.
- DESIGN ENDURANCE
- 270+ days
- LONGEST MISSION
- 908 days
- OPERATOR
- US Space Force
● IN SERVICESINCE 2018GPS III
Navigation satelliteAll ten GPS III satellites are now in orbit, adding jam-resistant military M-code.
- SATELLITES
- 10 (last launched 2026)
- ACCURACY
- 3× earlier satellites
- ANTI-JAM
- Up to 8×
● IN SERVICESINCE 2025SDA Tranche 1
Proliferated low-orbit military constellationData transport and missile tracking satellites in low orbit, launched since September 2025.
- ON ORBIT
- 63 (Jul 2026)
- FULL TRANCHE
- 154 satellites
- WARFIGHTING CAPABILITY
- From 2027
● IN DEVELOPMENTFROM 2018
No freely licensed photoNext-Gen OPIR
Missile warning satellitesSuccessor to SBIRS for detecting missile launches; first GEO payload delivered in 2024.
- ORBITS
- 3 GEO + 2 polar
- FIRST PAYLOAD
- Delivered Aug 2024
- REPLACES
- SBIRS
● IN SERVICESINCE 2004Counter Communications System
Space electromagnetic warfare systemGround system that reversibly denies adversary satellite communications; Meadowlands upgrade accepted in 2026.
- PRIME
- L3Harris
- LATEST
- Meadowlands, Jun 2026
- EFFECT
- Reversible jamming
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