Frank Wolfe
Articles By Frank
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CongressGAO: DoD Backing of ‘Innovation’ and Fast Fielding Yet to Pay Dividends
While the Pentagon has backed innovative approaches, such as Middle Tier of Acquisition (MTA) and commercial paths, to help speed fielding, the DoD efforts thus far are insufficient, the Government […]
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Unmanned SystemsSenate Authorizers Want DoD to Lay Out C-UAS Strategy
The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) wants the Pentagon to lay out a counter unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) strategy and to establish a counter UAS (c-UAS) task force. SASC would […]
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SpaceBlue Origin Enters NSSL Field
Under an umbrella worth up to $5.6 billion over the next five years for at least 30 launches, U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command on June 13 made its first […]
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Air Force$400 Million Add for E-7 Wedgetail Recommended by House Appropriators
The fiscal 2024 minibus, enacted in March, contains a $200 million congressional add over the U.S. Air Force request for the Boeing [BA] E-7 Wedgetail, and House appropriators have advised […]
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Air ForceHouse Appropriators’ Report Advises $324 Million Cut to Sentinel
The House Appropriations Committee (HAC) is recommending a $324 million cut to the U.S. Air Force’s research and development request of $3.7 billion for the Northrop Grumman [NOC] LGM-35A Sentinel […]
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Air ForceMerlin Labs Says $105 Million C-130J Advanced Automation Contract Stepping Stone for Other SOF Aircraft
Boston’s Merlin Labs, Inc. said on June 12 that it has received a $105 million contract from U.S. Special Operations Command to provide advanced automation for the Air Force C-130J […]
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CongressResumption of Unrestricted V-22 Flight Operations Not Expected Until Mid-2025
The V-22 will not likely return to unrestricted flight operations until the middle of next year, Vice Adm. Carl Chebi, the head of Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), said on […]
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Business/FinancialGeneral Dynamics Electric Boat Files Lawsuit in Submarine Case
General Dynamics [GD] Electric Boat has filed a lawsuit in Florida federal court against a retired welder and his wife–Mickey and Joanne Skobic–who worked at a Jacksonville company, Nuflo, Inc., […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyRoute Planning for Ukrainian Drones Key to Avoiding Russian Jamming
Nearly two and a half years after Russia’s latest invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, the countries are vying to see whose “observe, orient, decide and act” cycle–the late […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyU.S. Army TITAN and MSS to Complement Each Other
The U.S. Army’s Tactical Intelligence Targeting Access Node (TITAN), the service’s new intelligence ground station, and the Maven Smart System (MSS) “absolutely complement each other,” Shyam Sankar, the chief technology […]
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