Frank Wolfe
Articles By Frank
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Air ForceACC Commander Envisions Multi-Role CCA Fleet
Air Force Gen. Mark Kelly, the head of Air Combat Command (ACC), envisions a future fleet of multi-role Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) that build off initial fielding lessons learned for […]
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SpaceU.S. Space Force Completes Analysis of Alternatives on Future GMTI
The U.S. Space Force has completed an analysis of alternatives (AoA) on future ground moving indication (GMTI), including the possibility of space-based GMTI, to replace the Northrop Grumman [NOC] E-8C […]
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UncategorizedDecision Expected This Year on Future Path for F-35 Engine
A Pentagon decision on the future path for the F-35 engine may come this year. Raytheon Technologies‘ [RTX] Pratt & Whitney F135 equips the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 fighter, but […]
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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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