Frank Wolfe
Articles By Frank
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyAFRL Munitions Directorate Seeking Industry Help on New Air Superiority Weapons Concepts
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory’s munitions directorate at Eglin AFB, Fla., is seeking ideas from industry on 12 research areas related to advanced air superiority weapons concepts, including intercommunicative […]
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Air ForceUSAF Announces New Group of JADC2 Competitors
The U.S. Air Force on March 18 announced its latest 23 industry entrants competing for up to $950 million in indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contracts for Joint All Domain Command and Control […]
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Air ForceAir Mobility Command Seeks Thermal Curtains for KC-46A
The U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command (AMC) is surveying the industry landscape to determine whether there are sources to supply thermal curtains to protect the crew of the Boeing […]
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Unmanned SystemsIdea of Providing MQ-1s and MQ-9 Reapers to Ukraine Raised
While the Pentagon and military analysts question the wisdom and the effectiveness of imposing a “no fly zone” over Ukraine or supplying that country with a small number of used […]
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Air ForceUSAF to Equip F-16 Fighters with New EW Suite
The U.S. Air Force plans to equip its Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-16 fighters with a new electronic warfare (EW) suite, as system production and fielding begin in 2024. Air Force […]
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SpaceMaturity of Design of Protected Tactical SATCOM Prototype Validated in Review, Boeing Says
Boeing [BA] said on March 16 that U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) recently validated the design maturity of the company’s Protected Tactical SATCOM Prototype (PTS-P) satellite in a […]
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PentagonSASC to Hold Nomination Hearing Next Week for LaPlante
After more than a year without a permanent Pentagon acquisition chief, DoD may get one soon. President Biden nominated former U.S. Air Force acquisition boss William LaPlante to the post […]
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SpaceSDA to Issue Solicitation in Next Two Weeks for Tranche 1 of Tracking Layer
The Space Development Agency (SDA) is to issue a solicitation in the next two weeks for 28 satellites in Tranche 1 of the Tracking Layer of the National Defense Space […]
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Air ForceLockheed Martin Skunk Works to Get New Chief
Lockheed Martin [LMT] said on March 14 that it has named John Clark as the new vice president and general manager of the company’s Skunk Works’ classified development arm. Clark […]
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InternationalAs Putin Continues Assault on Ukraine, Germany Announces F-35 Buy
As Russian dictator Vladimir Putin continues his assault on Ukraine, the German Ministry of Defense on March 14 announced its plan to buy Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 fighters to replace […]