Frank Wolfe
Articles By Frank
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Air ForceWith an Eye To CCA Increment 2, Talon IQ Conducts Test Flight
A “Talon IQ” Model 437 aircraft by Northrop Grumman‘s [NOC] Scaled Composites has flown a mission autonomy test flight using the company’s Prism software and Hivemind software by Shield AI, […]
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CongressCounter-Drone Flyaway Kit Used In U.S. In Early Hours Of Iran Strikes, NORTHCOM Head Says
U.S. Northern Command (NORTHCOM) used a counter small unmanned aircraft system (sUAS) flyaway kit (FAK) in the early hours of the strikes against Iran on Feb. 28, according to Air […]
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SpaceU.S. Space Command Forecasts On-Orbit Maneuver In Geosynchronous Orbit As Important
U.S. Space Command (SPACECOM) explored the importance of maneuvering satellites, especially those in geosynchronous orbit, in an Apollo Griffin wargame last year, according to U.S. Space Force Maj. Gen. Samuel […]
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Air ForcePentagon Discussing Second B-21 Production Line, FY 2027 Budget May Give Clues On Space Control And EA-37B Buy
U.S. Strategic Command (STRATCOM) has said it needs around 145 Northrop Grumman [NOC] B-21 Raider stealth bombers–at least 45 more than now planned, and discussions continue about opening a second […]
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Air ForceUSAF Looks To Have Analysis On Numbers, Unit Cost Goals For CCA By Summer Or Fall
The U.S. Air Force is in the midst of determining how many Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) it wants and unit cost goals for the drones, which are to field initially […]
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Air ForceNo Need For More Survivable Airborne Operations Centers Than Four Planned, Meink Says
While the U.S. Air Force is considering an acceleration of the E-4C Survivable Airborne Operation Center (SAOC) by Sierra Nevada Corp. (SNC) an increased buy of SAOCs beyond the four […]
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Air ForceUSAF Expects KC-135 Center Console Refresh Solicitation In May
The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s (AFLCMC) KC-135 Center Console Refresh (CCR) program office at Tinker AFB, Okla., said that it expects to issue a solicitation in May after […]
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Air ForceUse Of Commercial Imagery Under TacSRT Likely To Grow, Space Force Official Says
Military use of commercial imagery through Space Systems Command’s tactical surveillance, reconnaisance, and tracking (TacSRT) effort is likely to grow, a U.S. Space Force official said on Friday. TacSRT has […]
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Air ForceDesign And Production Challenges Loom For C-5M, C-17 Replacement
Design and production challenges for a new, potentially stealthy airlifter loom large for the U.S. Air Force, the head of U.S. Transportation Command said on Thursday. Asked by Senate Armed […]
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CongressWicker Backs “Crash Program” To Supply Ukraine With Low-Cost Weapons
Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) Chairman Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) on Thursday proposed a rapid effort to supply Ukraine with low-cost weapons to aid that country in turning back Russia. “We […]