Frank Wolfe
Articles By Frank
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Air ForceLoads Calibration Testing on First B-21 Underway, Northrop Grumman Says
This month, Northrop Grumman [NOC] began loads calibration testing of the first B-21 Raider stealth bomber in Palmdale, Calif., the company said on May 25. Another five bombers are in […]
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SpaceSpace Development Agency to Explore Communications Features for Future Transport Layer Satellites
This month, the Space Development Agency issued a draft solicitation for the Tranche 1 Demonstration and Experimentation System (T1DES), which is to consist of up to 12 satellites to explore […]
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SpaceU.S. Space Force Awards BlueHalo $1.4 Billion to Bolster Communications for GEO Satellites
The U.S. Space Force Space Rapid Capabilities Office in Albuquerque, N.M., has awarded BlueHalo a $1.4 billion contract for the Satellite Communications Augmentation Resource (SCAR) program. “SCAR will address the […]
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Air ForceUSAF May Award Mission Planning Support Contract Worth Up to $600 Million
The U.S. Air Force may award a contract worth up to $600 million for aircraft mission planning support by early next year. The service is likely to issue a Request […]
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Air ForceLockheed Martin Will Likely Need to Speed Production to Meet 148 F-35 Delivery Goal This Year
Lockheed Martin [LMT] delivered 26 F-35 Lightning II fighters to the U.S. Air Force, Navy, and international buyers in the first quarter of this year, but the company will likely […]
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Air ForceNew Air Force One Encountering Two- to Three-Year Delivery Delay
The Boeing [BA] VC-25B program is encountering a two- to three-year delivery delay, a U.S. Air Force official said on May 19. The program has aimed to replace two more […]
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Air ForceF-35 Program Could Achieve Significant Sustainment Cost Savings, GAO Says
The program for the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 fighter could achieve significant sustainment cost savings in the coming years, per a section of the Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) 2022 annual […]
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Air ForceUSAF Moving to Organic Adversary Air Training at Nellis AFB
The U.S. Air Force is to move to using Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35As for organic adversary air training for its fighter pilots at Nellis AFB, Nev., after the service declined […]
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SpaceLaunch Cost Reduction, Hybrid Space Architecture Drive Higher Risk Threshhold for Development of U.S. Military Space Systems
A dramatic reduction in launch costs and the integration of ever advancing commercial space and allied space capabilities have led to a greater acceptance of risk by U.S. Space Force […]
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Air ForcePrototype ARRW Notches Hypersonic Testing Success, USAF Says
A U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress released a prototype Lockheed Martin [LMT] AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) off the southern California coast on May 14, the U.S. Air Force […]