Frank Wolfe
Articles By Frank
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Business/FinancialDuffey: “We’re Picking Speed” In $1 Billion Investment In L3Harris SRM Spin-Off
L3Harris Technologies [LHX] is to spin off its newly created missile solutions business as a new company with a $1 billion infusion from the Pentagon’s Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment […]
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Space13th Hawkeye 360 Satellite Trio In Orbit
HawkEye 360 said that its 13th radio frequency (RF) satellite trio is in orbit and communicating with the ground after the launch of the Twilight rideshare mission aboard a SpaceX […]
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SpaceAdkins Becomes NRO’s Principal Deputy Director
The White House appointed William Adkins as the principal deputy director of the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) on Monday to replace Troy Meink who became Air Force Secretary last May. […]
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SpaceSpaceX Wins String Of Launches For NSSL Phase 3, Lane 1
SpaceX has received $739 million in new task orders for Phase 3, Lane 1 of National Security Space Launch (NSSL), according to Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC). The nine […]
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Air ForceDepartment Of The Air Force Gets In Line With Hegseth Acquisition Reform Plan
To oversee acquisition, the Department of the Air Force has had 26 program executive offices (PEOs)–19 in the Air Force and seven in the Space Force, but the Pentagon’s Portfolio […]
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Navy/USMCMarine Corps Awards Northrop Grumman MUX TACAIR Contract
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions [KTOS] and Northrop Grumman [NOC] said on Thursday that the Marine Air-Ground Task Force Uncrewed Expeditionary Tactical Aircraft (MUX TACAIR) Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program […]
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Air ForceLockheed Martin Announces “Record Breaking” Delivery Of 191 F-35s In 2025
On Wednesday at 4:15 p.m. Eastern Time, Lockheed Martin [LMT] issued a statement that it had “a record-breaking year for the F-35 Lightning II program” in delivering 191 F-35s in […]
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Air ForcePentagon Inspector General Highlights Continuing F-35 Readiness Concerns
While Air Force F-35A and Navy F-35C fighters by Lockheed Martin [LMT] were in the U.S. strike package against Venezuela on Jan. 3, a Pentagon Inspector General (IG) report last […]
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Navy/USMCNorthrop Grumman Says It’s Received Navy Contract for SSRM After Beating Anduril
Northrop Grumman [NOC] said on Wednesday that it has received a more than $94 million award from the U.S. Navy to develop and qualify the 21-inch Second Stage Rocket Motor […]
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Air ForceConventional Wisdom On S-300 Effectiveness Called Into Question
Conventional defense wisdom has held that Russian-made long-range S-300 surface-to-air missiles (SAM) pose significant threats to U.S. military aircraft, including the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 stealth fighter, yet the Jan. […]