Frank Wolfe
Articles By Frank
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Air ForceAccelerate HACM Production Ramp, HASC Advises USAF
The U.S. Air Force plan to field a limited number of RTX [RTX] Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missiles (HACM) by 2028 has led to a stated concern by the House Armed […]
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PentagonCongressionally Established DoD Progress Payment Pilot Program On Hold
Section 874 of the fiscal 2024 National Defense Authorization Act authorized the DoD acquisition chief to “establish and implement a pilot program to incentivize contractor performance by paying covered contractors […]
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Air ForceMassive Ordnance Penetrator Modification Program Delayed By Build of Surrogate Targets
The key element of the modification program for the Boeing [BA] 20-foot, 30,000 pound GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP) is the Large Penetrator Smart Fuze (LPSF). L3Harris Technologies‘ [LHX] L3 […]
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SpaceClassification Remains Barrier to DoD Space Information Sharing with Allies
Classification remains a barrier to U.S. space information sharing with allies, according to the Government Accountability Office (GAO). “DoD has grappled for years with many of the challenges that currently […]
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SpaceUSSF MILNET Block II to Link With SDA Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture
The National Reconnaissance Office’s (NRO) MILNET Block I has around 200 satellites, including SpaceX Starshields, for communications and future space-based ground moving target indication. Now, the U.S. Space Force is […]
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Air ForceMissiles and Munitions Top USAF Unfunded Priorities List
Missiles and munitions dominate the U.S. Air Force’s fiscal 2026 unfunded priorities list (UPL). At the top is $300 million for the AIM-260 Joint Advanced Tactical Missile (JATM) by Lockheed […]
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CongressHouse Panel Continues Probe on Counter-Drone Efforts at U.S. Bases
Last month, Rep. William Timmons (R-S.C.), the chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform’s military and foreign affairs panel, asked DoD, the Department of Justice, and the […]
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Air ForceGroup of Retired USAF Flags Urge Continuation of Wedgetail, Increased F-35 Buy
A group of six former U.S. Air Force chiefs of staff and 13 other retired Air Force generals are urging Congress to fund Boeing [BA] E-7 Wedgetails to replace the […]
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SpaceImagery Support for Ukraine in “Early Access” Agreement by BlackSky
BlackSky Technology [BKSY] has two Generation-3 Earth imaging satellites on orbit and plans to have six up by the end of the year, as the company said on Tuesday that […]
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Nuclear ModernizationBuild of RTX FET To Begin In Second Quarter Of FY 2026
The build of the Family of Advanced Beyond Line of Sight Force Element Terminals (FAB-T FET) by RTX‘s [RTX] Raytheon unit is to begin in the second quarter of fiscal […]