Frank Wolfe
Articles By Frank
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PentagonGAO: Defense Property Accountability System Inadequate for Real-Time Inventory of F-35
The Defense Property Accountability System (DPAS) is inadequate for the real-time inventory of property for the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 at 671 government and contractor sites, per a new Government […]
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SpaceSDA Official: ‘We’re Not Going to Pick the Winners. The Winners Are Going To Deliver’
The Space Development Agency (SDA) wants to use spiral development to field small satellites for military use every two years–a fraction of the time required for large DoD acquisition programs, […]
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InternationalFrom Jan. 1 to March 31, Iraqi Forces Conducted 31 Airstrikes Against ISIS, Report Says
The Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve’s (CJTF-OIR) latest quarterly report for Jan. 1-March 31 this year said that the Iraqi Air Force and Iraqi Army Aviation Command conducted 31 […]
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Air ForceU.S. Air Force Mulls Avionics Replacement Program for T-6A Trainer
The U.S. Air Force is considering an avionics replacement program for the fleet of 442 Beechcraft [TXT] T-6A Texan trainers, as the latter face parts obsolescence and safety of flight […]
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Air ForceUSAF Starting to Take Broad Look at Future KC-Z, As Doubt Cast on ‘Bridge Tanker’
The U.S. Air Force has started to examine the attributes of a KC-Z tanker, but it appears that the future of a KC-Y “bridge tanker” is in doubt. The KC-Y […]
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Air ForceU.S. Air Force Examining If and How It May Accelerate Procurement of E-7 Wedgetail
The U.S. Air Force is investigating if and how it may accelerate the planned procurement of 15 Boeing [BA] E-7 Wedgetails as a partial replacement for the service’s 31 E-3 […]
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Air ForceKendall: System Quality and Resilience More Important Than Force Structure and Lethality
The U.S. Air Force is focusing on system quality and resilience more than system numbers and lethality, as the service requests a record $49.2 billion in research and development in […]
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Air ForceThree Years and Counting, No Results Available from F-35A and A-10C Comparison Testing
U.S. Air Force officials told lawmakers last week that a report is out on the results of comparion testing between the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35A and the A-10C close air […]
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Air ForceUSAF Addressing Link 16 Cryptographic Modernization Delay, Kendall Says
U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said that the service has devoted funding in the last few months to rectify a delay in fielding Link 16 cryptographic modernization for aircraft […]
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Air ForceU.S. Air Force/Navy Could Spend $500 Million for Delivery of F-35 Parts Specifications
Pentagon officials have said that future sustainment of the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 will require a mix of contractor maintenance and “organic” maintenance by the U.S. Air Force and Navy. […]
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