Frank Wolfe
Articles By Frank
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CongressBipartisan Push in Senate to Hasten Export of 155 mm, GMLRS, HIMARS for Ukraine
A small, bipartisan group of senators is backing the Fast Tracking European Investment in Ukraine’s Defense Act, S. 5175, to hasten the export of allied buys of U.S. munitions for […]
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Air ForceTalon Blue Debuts In Autonomous Flight From Mojave
The Northrop Grumman [NOC] YFQ-48A Talon Blue had its flight debut from Mojave, Calif., the company said on Monday. The test combined “fully autonomous flight, including taxi, takeoff, in-flight maneuvers, […]
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InternationalU.S. State Department Green Lights More Than $2.2 Billion in Weapons to UAE, Egypt, and Kuwait
The U.S. State Department has approved more than $2.2 billion in arms sales to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Egypt, and Kuwait. UAE requested more than $1 billion for guidance […]
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SpaceNROL-97 Mission Features First Agency Use of Falcon Heavy Rocket
Late Thursday, the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and System Delta 80 under the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command launched the NROL-97 mission, which the agency said marked its first […]
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Air ForceUSAF Looks for Long-Range Communications Drones Deployable from AFSOC Fixed Wing Platforms
The U.S. Air Force is looking for companies able to provide already developed, small, attritable communications drones as part of a mesh network for use against adversaries with advanced electronic […]
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Air ForceBoeing Says It’s Working to Up Rate to Two F-15EX Per Month, As Company Announces Nearly $2.4 Billion Award for 22 in Lot 7
Boeing [BA] said on Tuesday that the U.S. Air Force has awarded the company nearly $2.4 billion for 22 F-15EX fighters in Lot 7. The Pentagon contracts announcements on Tuesday […]
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SpaceMiller Tapped to Head SPACECOM, Oversee Move To Huntsville
The White House on Tuesday nominated Space Force Lt. Gen. David Miller for his fourth star as the head of U.S. Space Command (SPACECOM). Miller would replace Gen. Stephen Whiting […]
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CongressRep. Himes Signals Increased Contractor Oversight, if Democrats Win House
Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.), the ranking member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, plans to increase the committee’s contractor oversight if the Democrats win control of the House […]
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Air ForceUkraine Requests U.S. Provision of S-300 ‘Clones’ and TELs For APKWS
The U.S. would conduct industry competitions for the provision of nearly $2.7 billion in military equipment requested by Ukraine this month and funded by Norwegian “jump start” dollars and Foreign […]
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Air ForceNew BAE Systems IFF System Receives Certification for Use on F-16
The AN/APX-127(V)1 Combined Interrogator Transponder (CIT) by BAE Systems for Mode S/Mode 5 Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) has received Allied Identification and Monitoring System (AIMS) certification from the Pentagon […]