Frank Wolfe
Articles By Frank
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Air ForceF-35 Program Fields First Sets of New Logistics Information Hardware
Between last July and this month, the F-35 program and Lockheed Martin [LMT] fielded the first 14 sets of new, unclassified logistics information hardware, the Operational Data Integrated Network (ODIN) […]
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Air ForceAir Force Association Moving Ahead with Plans to Hold Warfare Symposium in Orlando
Despite the decision this week by the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) to cancel a conference in Huntsville, Alabama in late March because of COVID-19 risks cited by […]
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Air ForceBoeing Expects to Resolve KC-46 Flight Management, Drain Tube Issues This Year
This year, Boeing [BA] is redesigning a drain tube for its KC-46A Pegasus tanker for the U.S. Air Force and is working with General Electric [GE] to resolve a flight […]
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SpaceU.S. Space Force Operationalizes Warp Core, Moving Toward ATLAS for Space Domain Awareness
The U.S. Space Force (USSF) is operationalizing Palantir Technologies’ [PLTR] Warp Core tech stack, as the service moves toward fielding L3Harris Technologies’ [LHX] Advanced Tracking and Launch Analysis System (ATLAS) for […]
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Air ForceIn a First, Bell Finishes Nacelle Improvements on a CV-22
Bell Helicopter Textron [TXT] said on Jan. 26 that its plant in Amarillo, Texas has completed the first nacelle improvements on a U.S. Air Force CV-22 special operations helicopter by […]
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Air ForceU.S. F-35 Maintenance Man Hours Per Flight Hour Rate Improves Since 2018, But Mission Capable Rates Lag
While the most recently released mission capable (MC) rates for the F-35A, F-35B, and F-35C are below 60 percent, the program said that it has more than satisfied the nine […]
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Air ForceLockheed Martin to Receive USAF Contract for ICBM Console Repair
Lockheed Martin [LMT] is to receive a five-year U.S. Air Force contract to conduct any needed repairs of Weapon System Control Console (WSCC) line replaceable units for the Boeing [BA] […]
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SpaceUSSF Launches Fifth and Sixth GSSAPs after Five-Month Delay
The U.S. Space Force’s (USSF) Space Systems Command launched the fifth and sixth Northrop Grumman [NOC] Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program (GSSAP) satellites aboard a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas […]
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SpaceNRO Awards Five Commercial Radar Contracts, Expects to Issue Next Commercial Focus Area Later This Year
The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) has awarded five commercial radar contracts to Airbus‘ U.S. division; San Francisco-based Capella Space; Finland-based ICEYE’s U.S. division; Florida-based PredaSAR Corp.; and Santa Barbara-based Umbra […]
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CongressSchumer May Move for Senate Roll Call Votes on DoD Nominees on Hold
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) may move to schedule roll call votes by the start of February for less than a dozen DoD nominees placed on hold by Sen. […]