Frank Wolfe
Articles By Frank
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Air ForceReport Advises Air Force To Rebuild Strategic Attack Capacity
A wargame conducted by the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies suggested that a stand-in, penetrating force of the future Boeing [BA] F-47 stealth fighter for counter air and the Northrop […]
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SpaceSpace Force Awards 14 Companies Space Domain Awareness Contracts Under “Andromeda”
U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) said on Wednesday that it has awarded 14 companies more than $1.8 billion in firm fixed price “Andromeda” contracts for the Geosynchronous Reconnaissance […]
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SpaceSpace Systems Command Wants Rapid GTO To GEO Propulsion Options
The Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) wants industry to provide insights on propulsion options that would allow the rapid movement of spacecraft from geosynchronous transfer orbit (GTO) to geosynchronous […]
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Unmanned SystemsGA-ASI Lays Out No Date for Resumption Of YFQ-42A Flights After Mishap
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has paused flight testing of the company’s YFQ-42A Dark Merlin prototype drone for the Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft program after a mishap about […]
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Air ForceDepartment Of Air Force Requests $457 Million More For Counterspace Systems Procurement
The Space Force’s fiscal 2027 budget request includes more than $459 million for counterspace systems, a more than $457 million increase from the amount appropriated by Congress last year. The […]
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Air ForceUSAF Seeking Advanced IR Countermeasures For HH-60Ws
The Air Force is seeking industry feedback on an advanced infrared countermeasures system (AIRCM) that the service could use for its Lockheed Martin [LMT] HH-60W Jolly Green II combat search […]
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Air ForceSpace Force Requests More Than $8 Billion For Space-Based AMTI
While the Space Force has said it views the fielding of space-based ground moving target indication (GMTI) as preceding operational air moving target indication (AMTI) satellites, the service’s fiscal 2027 […]
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Air ForceUSAF Increases F-35 Request, But Number Lags That Required To Meet Combat-Coded Fighter Goal
The U.S. Air Force’s $4.7 billion fiscal 2027 request for 52 Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35A fighters–14 in a future reconciliation bill and 38 in the regular appropriations bill–would more than […]
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Air ForcePentagon Requests Massive Jumps for Weapons And Missiles in FY 2027
The Pentagon’s fiscal 2027 budget requests a massive increase in missile and other weapons buys. The U.S. Army asks for more than $36 billion for missiles–$28 billion more than Congress […]
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Air ForceUSAF Requests $5 Billion for F-47 In FY ’27, $1.5 Billion Increase
Out of the more than $150 billion in fiscal 2026 reconciliation funding, the U.S. Air Force received a $400 million boost to move Boeing [BA]’s future F-47 stealth fighter to […]