Frank Wolfe
Articles By Frank
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Air ForceUSAF Tests Northrop Grumman System for GPS-Degraded Environments
The U.S. Air Force 53rd Wing on June 14 tested the Northrop Grumman [NOC] Radar Aided Targeting System (RATS)–a system for improving the Northrop Grumman B-2 stealth bomber’s weapon guidance […]
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CongressCongress Wants DoD to Provide Specific Examples of Controlled Unclassified Information
Section 1526 of the fiscal 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) required the Pentagon to assess DoD’s controlled unclassified information (CUI) program 180 days after the enactment of the NDAA, […]
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Air ForceGroups Question Investment in F-35 AETP Engine
Nine groups, including the Taxpayers Protection Alliance and the Project on Government Oversight (POGO), are questioning the Adaptive Engine Transition Program (AETP) for the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 fighter and […]
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Air ForceU.S. Air Force to Move Forward with All-Up-Round Testing of ARRW
The U.S. Air Force said on July 13 that a prototype Lockheed Martin [LMT] AGM-183A Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) scored its second booster flight test success on July 12 […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyNRO Says Payloads on Electron Rockets to ‘Expand Our Intelligence Advantage’
The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and the Australian Department of Defense designed and developed a national security payload, which launched at 2:30 a.m. Eastern time on July 13 aboard a […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyNorthrop Grumman Receives Contract for Low-Cost, Rapid Deployment of Small Satellites
Northrop Grumman [NOC] has won a sole source, $22 million cost-plus-fixed-fee undefinitized contract through February, 2026 from U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command for the Rapid On-orbit Space Technology Evaluation […]
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SpaceRocket Lab Prepares to Launch Two NRO Payloads in Next 11 Days
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. [RKLB] said that it is ready for the scheduled July 12 launch of a National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) payload aboard a Rocket Lab Electron launch vehicle […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyFuture Warfighting Concepts, Lessons from Ukraine to Figure in Air and Space Chiefs’ Discussion
The Global Air and Space Chiefs Conference this week in London will delve into future warfighting concepts harnessing artificial intelligence/machine learning for kinetic and command and control purposes; quantum computing; […]
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Air ForceF-35 Program Expects to Close Two Category 1B Deficiencies by End of Year
The F-35 program has fixed one of the Lockheed Martin [LMT] fighter’s Category 1B deficiencies and looks to resolve another two by the end of the year, while the remaining […]
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Air Force
Air Force Looks for Industry Suppliers of Helmet Mount to Support Night and Nuclear Missions
The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management wants to determine industry capacity to supply mounts for the GENTEX Corp. [GNTX] HGU-55/P helmet to support night and nuclear missions. Using additive manufacturing, […]