Frank Wolfe
Articles By Frank
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UncategorizedDelay Foreseen for Fielding RVS 2.0 for KC-46A Tanker
The Remote Vision System 2.0 (RVS 2.0) for the Boeing [BA] KC-46A Pegasus tanker will likely have a fielding delay of less than a year, Air Force acquisition chief Andrew […]
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UncategorizedNorthrop Grumman and U.S. Air Force Plan B-21 Unveiling in the First Week of December
Northrop Grumman [NOC] said on Sept. 20 that it will unveil its B-21 Raider stealth bomber for the U.S. Air Force the first week of December at the company’s Palmdale, […]
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UncategorizedL3Harris/Embraer Pitch KC-390 As Tactical Tanker for U.S. Air Force
L3Harris [LHX] and Embraer [ERJ] are pitching the KC-390 Millenium tactical tanker for U.S. Air Force helicopters and fixed wing aircraft. The plane, which would have multiple refueling options, including […]
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Defense Innovation Adds Inspired Flight UAS to List of Small Drones Cleared to Fly in DoD Airspace Without Exemption
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) has added two drones by Inspired Flight to a list of small unmanned aircraft cleared to fly in DoD airspace without filing an exemption. The […]
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STRATCOM Nominee: Development of LRSO for U.S. Air Force On Track
Development of the Raytheon Technologies‘ [RTX] AGM-181 Long-Range Standoff Weapon (LRSO) to replace the Boeing [BA] AGM-86 Air Launched Cruise Missile (ALCM) has raised no technology readiness level (TRL) concerns […]
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UncategorizedF-35 Engine Modernization Solicitation May Come Before End of Year
A solicitation to modernize the power plant of the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 fighter may come before the end of the year. Raytheon Technologies‘ [RTX] Pratt & Whitney F135 equips […]
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UncategorizedTesting of Second XA100 for Adaptive Engine Transition Program Complete, GE Says
General Electric [GE] said on Sept. 12 that it has tested out the company’s second XA100 adaptive cycle engine at the U.S. Air Force’s Arnold Engineering Development Complex in Tullahoma, […]
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UncategorizedU.S. Space Force Systems ‘Can’t Afford to Be Overly Redundant’ With NRO’s, Saltzman Says
U.S. Space Force will need to limit duplication of Space Force systems with those of the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), Lt Gen. B. Chance “Salty” Saltzman, the Space Force’s chief […]
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Air ForceDrone Maker Volansi in Assignment for Benefit of Creditors Status
Volansi, a Silicon Valley-based drone maker backed by $75 million in venture capital funding, is in assignment for benefit of creditors (ABC) status. The company filed for ABC status with […]
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Business/FinancialPCX Aerosystems’ Buy of NuSpace, Inc. Is Fifth Announced Acquisition Since Last Year
Connecticut-based PCX Aerosystems said on Sept. 12 that it has bought NuSpace, Inc., “a leading-edge designer and manufacturer of proprietary propellant and high-pressure tanks for advanced satellite, launch vehicle spacecraft, […]