Frank Wolfe
Articles By Frank
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CongressGallagher, Khanna Call Out Corporate Refusal to Testify on Defense Innovation
Reps. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.), the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) cyber, information technologies and innovation (CITI) panel, and Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), the HASC CITI panel’s ranking […]
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Air ForceGAO: F-35 Fleet Remains ‘Far Below’ MC Rate Goals
A new study by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) cites depot and organizational maintenance challenges as being partly responsible for a lagging mission capable (MC) rate for the Lockheed Martin […]
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Air ForceWhite House Nominates Melissa Dalton as New Air Force Undersecretary
President Biden on Sept. 21 nominated Melissa Dalton as the new undersecretary of the Air Force–the number two civilian in the Department of the Air Force (DAF) behind Secretary Frank […]
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Air ForceLockheed Martin in ‘Late Stage Negotiations’ With Company to Create Solid Rocket Motor Provider
Lockheed Martin [LMT] is pursuing the creation of a provider of solid rocket motors beyond the two main suppliers–Northrop Grumman [NOC] through its 2018 buy of Orbital ATK and L3Harris [LHX] […]
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CongressWicker: ‘I Would Not Leave Anything Off the Table’ for Aid to Ukraine
If Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) can ever get his House in order, some continuing aid for Ukraine’s counteroffensive against Russia may be forthcoming, as leading Republicans on the Senate side […]
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Special Operations
Possible Personnel Cuts at Army Special Operations Command Loom
A looming challenge for U.S. Army Secretary Christine Wormuth and Gen. Randy George, the nominee to become the next Army Chief of Staff, is opposition among those in the service’s […]
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SpaceU.S. Space Force Awards ABL Space Systems Responsive Launch Contract
El Segundo, Calif.-based ABL Space Systems has received a $15 million contract from the U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command’s Assured Access to Space (AATS) office for responsive launch, SSC […]
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InternationalU.S. State Department Okays Sale of Munitions, Radars for Canadian MQ-9Bs
The U.S. State Department has given the go ahead for a more than $313 million Foreign Military Sale (FMS) of munitions, radars and other equipment for Canadian MQ-9Bs by General […]
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SpaceU.S. Space Force’s Space Development Agency Solicits 54 Tranche 2 Tracking Layer Satellites
The U.S. Space Force’s Space Development Agency (SDA) has issued a solicitation for Tranche 2 (T2) of the SDA Tracking Layer for first launch by April 30, 2027. “The T2 […]
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Air ForceBulgaria to Receive Eight Block 70 F-16s Under Lockheed Martin Contract
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a more than $151 million contract for eight F-16 Block 70 fighters for Bulgaria under the foreign military sales (FMS) program. […]
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