Frank Wolfe
Articles By Frank
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InternationalIAI Introduces WIND DEMON Cruise Missile at Farnborough
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is introducing the WIND DEMON air-to-surface cruise missile, the company said on July 22 at England’s biennial Farnborough International Air Show. “IAI’s newly developed WIND DEMON […]
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Air ForceF-35 Program Expects PTMU Contract In Next Few Months
The F-35 Joint Program Office said that Lockheed Martin [LMT] will be responsible for integrating a Power Thermal Management Unit (PTMU) on the company-built fighter to accommodate higher cooling and […]
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SpaceNew NSSL Contracts Bring United Launch Phase 2 Total to $4.5 Billion, SpaceX’s to $4 Billion
As U.S. Space Force looks for new entrants beside Blue Origin for Phase 3 of National Security Space Launch (NSSL), the service on July 19 awarded more than $1.7 billion […]
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Air ForceF-35 Program and Lockheed Martin Say They’ve Begun TR-3 Deliveries
The F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) and Lockheed Martin [LMT] said that deliveries of the first F-35s with the Technology Refresh-3 (TR-3) began on July 19. TR-3 is to allow […]
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Air ForceAFRL to Hold Software Development Forum on AI-Generated C2 Decisions
The Department of the Air Force is to hold a software development forum in Las Vegas in September to explore future artificial intelligence (AI)-aided decision making under the service’s Advanced […]
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Air ForceB-2 Program Says It’s Fielding Spirit Realm 1 Open Mission Systems Architecture
Officials with the U.S. Air Force and Northrop Grumman [NOC] B-2 program said that they are moving to field the Spirit Realm 1 (SR 1) open mission systems architecture for […]
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Air ForceUSAF Seeks Proposals for Long Range Munition for Ukraine
The U.S. Air Force is seeking proposals for an Extended Range Attack Munition (ERAM) for Ukraine. “This munition is pivotal for accelerating Ukraine’s capability to meet warfighter needs efficiently and […]
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CongressTop Republicans on House Oversight Committee Want V-22 Mishap Data By End of Month
Top Republicans on the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability said that they are not receiving requested data from the Pentagon on V-22 accidents, including a CV-22 crash last Nov. […]
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SpaceOperational Trial Starts for CODA Space Domain Awareness System
On July 8, the U.S. Space Force began an operational trial of L3Harris Technologies‘ [LHX] Consolidated Operational Data Archive (CODA) system, the service’s Space Systems Command (SSC) in El Segundo, […]
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Air ForceSen. Kelly Wants Update from Air Force on Establishment of AFSOC Power Projection Wing at Davis-Monthan
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), the chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) airland board, wants an update from the Air Force on the service’s planned establishment of a third […]