Frank Wolfe
Articles By Frank
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Air ForceGovernors Reiterate Opposition to Proposal to Transfer Air National Guard Units to Space Force
After a meeting with U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall on May 8, the National Governors Association (NGA) said on May 9 that it is urging the Air Force again […]
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Air ForceMQ-9A Block 5 to Get New Self-Protection Pod Next Year
Next year, the Block 5 Extended Range version of the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) MQ-9A Reaper drone is to receive a self-protection pod developed by GA-ASI in concert […]
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Air ForceUSAF Trims Price for E-7A in Negotiations with Boeing, Aims to Reduce F-35 Sustainment Cost
U.S. Air Force negotiations with Boeing [BA] on the E-7A Wedgetail airborne early warning aircraft have cut the price to be more in line with U.S. Air Force budget limits, […]
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Air ForceGE Continues Work on XA100 for Future Combat Aircraft
GE Aerospace [GE] has finished a fourth round of testing on the XA100 adaptive cycle engine “to gather additional data and advance this next-generation technology for future combat aircraft.” the […]
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Air ForceHACM to Flight Test in Fiscal 2025; USAF Wants ARRW ‘Leave Behind Capability’
The U.S. Air Force plans flight tests of the RTX [RTX] air-breathing Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile (HACM) in fiscal 2025, as the service mulls a legacy for the development of […]
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Unmanned SystemsAerovel Buy May Expand Airbus’ Presence in U.S. Defense Market
Airbus said on May 7 that it has bought Bingen, Wash.-based Aerovel–a move that may expand Airbus’ U.S. defense business. A several dozen employee firm, Aerovel builds the Flextotor vertical […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyCompanies Offer All-Electric Cargo Drone for DoD
Oakland-based startup Pyka and Sierra Nevada Corp. (SNC) are offering a modified version of Pyka’s autonomous, all-electric Pelican Cargo drone for DoD/military service use, the companies said on May 6. […]
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Air ForceAs USAF Plans Avionics, Weapons Upgrades for B-2, Northrop Grumman Receives $7 Billion Contract
The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio last week awarded Northrop Grumman [NOC] an up to $7 billion, five-year contract for B-2 sustainment and modernization, […]
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Air ForceNo Date Certain for CV-22 Return to Flight
While Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) approved a return to flight with safety controls in place for the V-22 Osprey on March 8, Air Force Lt. Gen. Tony Bauernfeind, the […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyKendall Flies in Front Seat of X-62A VISTA
U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall flew in the front seat of the X-62A Variable In-flight Simulation Test Aircraft (VISTA) on May 2 during an autonomous flight from Edwards AFB, […]