DATABASE · 17 SYSTEMS · 6 DOMAINS
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17 OF 17 SYSTEMS
● IN DEVELOPMENTF/A-XX
USA6th-gen carrier fighter
- PRIME
- Boeing
- REPLACES
- F/A-18E/F
- BASING
- Aircraft carrier
● IN DEVELOPMENTF-47
USA6th-gen air dominance fighter
- PRIME
- Boeing
- REPLACES
- F-22 Raptor
- COMBAT RADIUS
- 1,000+ nmi
● TESTINGB-21 Raider
USAStealth strategic bomber
- PRIME
- Northrop Grumman
- FIRST FLIGHT
- Nov 2023
- REPLACES
- B-1B, B-2
● IN SERVICEB-2 Spirit
USAStealth strategic bomber
- RANGE
- ~6,000 nmi unrefueled
- CREW
- 2
- IN SERVICE
- Since 1997
● UPGRADEB-52J
USABomber re-engine & upgrade
- ENGINES
- 8 × Rolls-Royce F130
- FIRST FLEW
- 1952 (YB-52 prototype)
- PLANNED TO
- 2050s
● IN SERVICEF-16
USAMultirole fighter
- TOP SPEED
- Mach 2
- FIRST FLIGHT
- 1974
- ENGINES
- 1
● IN SERVICECH-53K
USAHeavy-lift helicopter
- MAX EXTERNAL LIFT
- 36,000 lb
- ENGINES
- 3 × GE T408
- OPERATOR
- US Marine Corps
● TESTINGCVN-79 Kennedy
USAFord-class aircraft carrier
- DISPLACEMENT
- ~100,000 long tons (full load)
- LAUNCH
- EMALS catapults
- POWER
- Nuclear
● UPGRADEIzumo class
JAPANDestroyer to light carrier conversion
- AIR WING
- F-35B
- SHIPS
- Izumo, Kaga
- LENGTH
- 248 m
● TESTINGRailgun
JAPAN / USAElectromagnetic gun
- PROPELLANT
- None, electric
- US PROGRAM
- Paused 2021 (no funding)
- JAPAN
- At-sea tests
● IN SERVICEGBU-57 MOP
USABunker-busting bomb
- WEIGHT
- 30,000 lb
- CARRIER
- B-2 Spirit
- GUIDANCE
- GPS-aided
IMAGE · DF-21D
● IN SERVICEDF-21D
CHINAAnti-ship ballistic missile
- RANGE
- ~1,500 km
- TARGET
- Carrier groups
- LAUNCH
- Road-mobile
IMAGE · HIMARS
● IN SERVICEHIMARS
USAWheeled rocket launcher
- MUNITIONS
- GMLRS, ATACMS, PrSM
- CREW
- 3
- IN SERVICE
- Since 2005 (first unit equipped)
● TESTINGCCA Increment 1
USACollaborative combat aircraft (FQ-42A, FQ-44A)
- MAKERS
- General Atomics, Anduril
- TARGET PRICE
- Under ~$30 million (USAF goal)
- FLIES WITH
- Crewed fighters (F-22, F-35, later F-47)
IMAGE · MQ-25 STINGRAY
● TESTINGMQ-25 Stingray
USACarrier-based uncrewed tanker
- PRIME
- Boeing
- ROLE
- Aerial refueling, ISR
- BASING
- Aircraft carrier
● IN DEVELOPMENTGlide Phase Interceptor
USA / JAPANHypersonic missile interceptor
- TARGET
- Hypersonic glide vehicles
- LAUNCH
- Aegis ships
- PARTNERS
- US MDA, Japan
● TESTINGJapan 100 kW laser
JAPANNaval high-energy laser
- POWER
- 100 kW class
- PLATFORM
- Test ship JS Asuka (sea trials ended Feb 2026)
- TARGET
- Drones, swarms, mortar rounds