Frank Wolfe
Articles By Frank
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SpaceU.S. Space Force Wants Each of Three NSSL Contractors to Provide a Minimum of Eight Launches Per Year
The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command at Los Angeles AFB, Calif., confirmed on Oct. 4 that it wants an additional launch provider beyond SpaceX and United Launch Alliance (ULA), […]
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Air ForceUSAF Looks to Refurbish Engine Ducts on B-1Bs
U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command wants a contractor to help renovate the ducts on the Boeing [BA] B-1B bomber’s engine bleed air distribution system (EBADS). “Hydrogen embrittlement is common […]
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SpaceGPS OCX Not Operationally Ready Until Next May, DoD Estimates
U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) estimates that the Global Positioning System Next-Generation Operational Control System (GPS OCX) by RTX [RTX] will meet the system’s Ready to Transition to […]
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SpaceU.S. Space Force to Release Final Solicitation on Hemisphere This Month
U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) expects to release a final solicitation on the Hemisphere program on Oct. 31 and to award a contract next March 8. SSC plans […]
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SpaceDoD Looks to Field EM&C, Linchpin of Rapid Switching Between SATCOM Networks, By 2027
The Pentagon wants to have an Enterprise Management and Control (EM&C) system up and running by 2027 to enable military forces to switch rapidly from one satellite band, orbit, or […]
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SpaceNRO Formally Ends Contract with Terran Orbital for Commercial Radar
Last month, the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) formally ended a commercial radar contract the agency had with PredaSAR, now Terran Orbital [LLAP], the NRO said on Oct. 2. “PredaSAR did […]
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Air ForceF-35 Completes Joint Simulation Environment Testing
The Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 fighter has completed the final 64 runs of Joint Simulation Environment (JSE) testing–known as “Runs for Score”–needed for a full-rate production decision, the F-35 Joint […]
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SpaceNRO Defining Commercial Radar Program
The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) has pilot contracts with Airbus‘ U.S. division, Capella Space, Finland-based ICEYE‘s U.S. division, and Umbra Lab, Inc. for commercial radar, and the agency suggested that […]
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Defense Watch
Defense Watch: Starlink Competitors, Maritime Statecraft, AUSA Still On
Starlink Competitors? Next Friday, Oct. 6, is the planned launch date for Amazon’s two Project Kuiper Protoflight satellites aboard a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral […]
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Business/FinancialNDIA, PSC: Shutdown Would Particularly Harm Small Companies in Defense Industrial Base
A federal government shutdown would particularly harm small companies in the Defense Industrial Base (DIB), according to a Sept. 28 letter to congressional leaders from National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) […]
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