Frank Wolfe
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Air ForcePratt & Whitney Reports Progress on XA103 Engine Offering for USAF NGAP
As the Air Force Association’s annual warfare symposium gets underway Feb. 12 in Denver, RTX‘s [RTX] Pratt & Whitney is reporting progress on a prototype XA103 engine for U.S. Air […]
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Air ForceUSAF Finalizing First ‘Quick Start’ Program Proposal
U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said that the Department of the Air Force is finalizing its recommendation for the first “quick start” modernization program allowed under the fiscal 2024 […]
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Air Force“No Big Ramp” for B-21, LaPlante Says
Pentagon leaders again face the prospect of a year long continuing resolution and tens of billions of dollars in funding reductions, if Congress fails to agree on appropriations legislation for […]
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SpaceU.S. Army Demonstrating Starlink Integration for MQ-1C Gray Eagle
The U.S. Army has been working to integrate SpaceX Starlink low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite communications for the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) MQ-1C Gray Eagle drone. The latter […]
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SpaceRocket Lab Targets Launch of Astroscale Orbital Debris Removal Satellite This Month
An orbital debris removal research project by Astroscale Japan Inc. is to launch later this month or in early March aboard an Electron rocket by Rocket Lab USA, Inc. [RKLB]. […]
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Air ForceUSAF Plans Solicitation for Automatic Test Systems to Verify Weapon Functionality
The U.S. Air Force is to solicit proposals for common automatic test equipment to verify the functionality of weapon system components. Air Force Materiel Command’s Air Force Life Cycle Management […]
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PentagonSTRATCOM Head Advises Scrutiny of Tech Transfer from Russia to DPRK
Last September, Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomed North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to the Vostochny space launch rocket drome in Russia’s far east and pledged to aid North Korean […]
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Army2024 ‘Critical’ Year for Army Munitions Ramp Up
The planned 2024 effort to boost U.S. Army munitions’ production will be vital to achieve a restocking of service inventory and to aid Ukraine, a top Army official said on […]
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ArmyArmy Acquisition Chief Favors Exploration of Strategic Stockpile for Munitions
While the U.S. Army plans to reach monthly production of 70,000 to 80,000 conventional munitions, including 155 mm artillery shells, by the end of the year or early next year, […]
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Air ForcePayload, Specialty Munitions Among Reasons CENTCOM May Have Requested Use of CONUS B-1s
Higher payloads and specialty munitions may have been behind the request by U.S. Central Command for U.S.-based B-1B bombers for the Feb. 2 air strikes on more than 85 Iranian-linked […]
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