Frank Wolfe
Articles By Frank
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Air ForceContractors Announce Stand-in Attack Weapon Awards Before USAF
On June 7, Lockheed Martin [LMT] said it had received a U.S. Air Force contract for Phase 1 of the Stand-in Attack Weapon (SiAW) competition. A day later, L3Harris [LHX] […]
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Air ForceDepartment of Air Force to Conduct Further Assessment of Possible USSPACECOM Locations
On the heels of a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report last week that cast doubt on whether credible analysis informed the decision to move U.S. Space Command from its temporary […]
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Air ForceLockheed Martin Announces Stand-in Attack Weapon Award
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a contract for the Stand-in Attack Weapon (SiAW), the company said on June 7. Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman [NOC], Raytheon Technologies […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyBAE Systems Highlights Beamforming Protections of GPS Receivers
BAE Systems said on June 6 that it has improved its Digital GPS Anti-Jam Receiver (DIGAR) to allow beamforming with Trimble receivers as well as BAE’s own receivers. “DIGAR’s beamforming […]
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SpaceUrsa Major to Introduce Arroway Engine for Military and Commercial Use
Colorado-based Ursa Major is developing its reusable Arroway 200,000-pound thrust liquid oxygen and methane staged combustion engine for military and commercial use. The development comes as the Department of the […]
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Air ForceBasing Decision for U.S. Space Command in January 2021 Overruled Advice of U.S. Space Command and Space Force
The decision to transfer U.S. Space Command from its temporary headquarters at Peterson Space Force Base, Colo., to Redstone Arsenal, Ala., contradicted inputs from U.S. Army Gen. James Dickinson, the […]
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Air ForceU.S. Air Force Wants Operators to Play Critical Role in NGAD Development
The U.S. Air Force wants pilots and other operators to bring a significant voice to the development of the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) manned fighter and accompanying autonomous Collaborative […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyForce Design for Future GMTI To Finish This Month to Feed Fiscal 2024 Budget
This month, the Space Warfighting Analysis Center (SWAC) is to finish a force design for future ground moving target indication (GMTI) to help guide U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall […]
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Air ForceU.S. Air Force to Ask Congress to Reduce Tanker Requirement, Kendall Says
The U.S. Air Force is to ask lawmakers to reduce the number of tankers that the service must have to face the threat from China and to carry out other […]
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SpaceU.S. Space Force Starting Tests for Cybersecurity Initiative
In the coming months, the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) is to begin testing cybersecurity qualification of commercial satellite communication offerings (COMSATCOM) under the service’s Infrastructure Asset Pre-Approval […]