Frank Wolfe
Articles By Frank
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SpaceSpace Force Picks Blue Origin As Lessee For Heavy Pad Development At Vandenberg
Billionaire Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin is the Space Force’s choice as a lessee to develop heavy and super heavy launch pads for Space Launch Complex-14 (SLC-14) at Vandenberg Space Force […]
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SpaceSpace Force Examining “Many Possible Swap Opportunities To Get Capability On Orbit”
As U.S. Space Force continues to examine the root cause of a booster anomaly during the Feb. 26 launch of a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Vulcan Centaur and possible remedies, […]
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SpaceInteroperability Of Space Systems Not A “10,” But Not A “1,” Space Force Official Says
While not charged with managing the building of satellites, ground stations, or software, U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Integration Office (SSIO) may have one of the most difficult acquisition jobs […]
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Air ForceSolid Rocket Motors For First Five Sentinel Flight Tests In Construction
Solid rocket motors for the first five Air Force flight tests of the Northrop Grumman [NOC] LGM-35A Sentinel future ICBM are in construction, the company said on Monday. “Every propulsive […]
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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 […]