Frank Wolfe
Articles By Frank
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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 […]
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Air ForcePACAF Commander Lays Down Marker for Significant Attritables Fleet
U.S. Air Force Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach, the commander of Pacific Air Forces (PACAF), on March 14 suggested that the Air Force will need many more drones in future years and […]
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Air ForceCongress Directs F-35 Program to Submit Performance Reports on C2D2
The conference report on the fiscal 2022 omnibus spending bill directs the F-35 program to submit regular performance reports on the Continuous Capability Development and Delivery (C2D2) software updates for […]
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InternationalTransfer of UAVs to Ukraine Offers Benefit, Low Escalation Risk, Atlantic Council Says
The transfer of drones to Ukraine offers the greatest benefit and lowest escalatory risk among 11 choices for U.S. and allied action, including humanitarian assistance, military equipment assistance, and covert/overt […]
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Air ForceOmnibus Spending Bill Nixes ARRW Buy, Redirects $80 million to Boost Testing
The conference report on the fiscal 2022 omnibus spending bill zeroes the $161 million U.S. Air Force request for the buy of the first 12 Lockheed Martin [LMT] AGM-183A Air-Launched […]
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Air ForceF-35 Sustainment Contract To Pay Bonuses for Improved MC Rates
Lockheed Martin [LMT] is to receive incentive bonuses on its sustainment contract for the F-35 fighter by achieving an “up to” 75 percent mission capable (MC) rate for the U.S. […]
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Air ForceACC Commander: Greater Range, Payload, Sensing, Weapons Needed for Current and Future Fighters
Improved range, payload, sensing and weapons are needed not only for the U.S. Air Force’s future Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) family of systems, but also for the current fighter […]
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Air ForceUSAF Official Sees ‘Wide Open’ Landscape for Use of Unmanned Aircraft
The U.S. Air Force may one day use drones for a variety of missions beyond strike, reconnaissance, and communications, a U.S. Air Force official said last week. “How they can […]
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SpaceU.S. Space Command Three Years Away from Full Operational Capability
U.S. Space Command (USSPACECOM) achieved initial operational capability (IOC) last August, but is still three years away from full operational capability (FOC), Army Gen. James Dickinson, the head of the […]
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Air ForceB-52Hs Cycled Through Bomber Task Force in Europe
B-52H bombers cycled through bomber task force (BTF) deployments from the United Kingdom to Romania on March 4 and March 7, as the U.S. seeks to deter any Russian designs […]