Frank Wolfe
Articles By Frank
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SpaceSmaller Space Companies Want To See Programs Of Record For Their Investments
Smaller space companies want to see how the “commercial first” mantra of Pentagon acquisition reform translates into programs of record. The Space Force contends that its nine, new program acquisition […]
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Air ForceRaytheon Awarded $603 Million For New Radar For B-52
The Air Force on Tuesday said it awarded RTX‘s [RTX] Raytheon an up to $603 million contract through August 2031 for a new radar, the APQ-188, for the service’s 75 […]
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Air ForceAir Force Mulls Draft Solicitation On Future Air Operations Center Weapon System
The Air Force is looking to issue a draft request for proposals in September and a final one in January on a Next Generation Air Operations Center (AOC) Weapon System […]
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Air ForceCollins Aerospace Says Company Completed Altitude Testing of EPACS
RTX‘s [RTX] Collins Aerospace said on Monday that its Enhanced Power and Cooling System (EPACS)–the company’s proposed replacement for the F-35 fighter’s current Power and Thermal Management System (PTMS)–has undergone […]
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Missile DefenseGuetlein On Golden Dome: ‘We Cannot Protect This Nation And Bankrupt It At The Same Time’
While there has been criticism among missile defense advocates of Golden Dome’s development pace after the signing of an executive order in January last year, Space Force Gen. Michael Guetlein, […]
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Missile DefenseInterview with Rep. Jeff Crank (R-Colo.), co-chair of the Golden Dome Caucus
Rep. Jeff Crank (R-Colo.), a co-chair of the Golden Dome Caucus in Congress and a member of the House Armed Services Committee’s strategic forces panel, discusses the transformative defense investments […]
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Air ForceUSAF Working on CCA Increment 2 Acquisition Strategy, As Service Considers An Evolution Of Increment 1
The U.S. Air Force continues to develop its acquisition strategy for Increment 2 of the service’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program, which centers on fielding air-to-air drones to give the […]
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Air ForceQatar Could Become Fourth Country With KC-46As, As State Department Okays $4.5 Billion Sale
The State Department has approved a proposed $4.5 billion sale of four Boeing [BA] KC-46A Pegasus tankers and associated equipment to Qatar, which could become the fourth nation after the […]
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SpaceSpace Force PAE For Infrastructure Completing Move To Colorado Springs
U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command’s (SSC) Portfolio Acquisition Executive (PAE) for infrastructure–a $4 billion contracting hub for SSC–is completing a move from Los Angeles Air Force Base, Calif. to […]
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Air ForceAir Force Interested In New, Lower-Cost Aerial Targets
The Air Force is looking into new aerial targets that have lower costs than the more than $1 million Kratos Defense [KTOS] BQM-167A and the Boeing [BA] QF-16, a retired […]