Frank Wolfe
Articles By Frank
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Unmanned SystemsSierra Nevada Corp. Acquires Assets, Intellectual Property of Volansi
Sierra Nevada Corp. has acquired the assets and intellectual property (IP) of Volansi in an all-cash deal. Volansi, a Silicon Valley-based drone maker backed by $75 million in venture capital […]
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Air ForceDepartment of Air Force Scientific Advisory Board Conducting CCA Study
This month, the Department of the Air Force Scientific Advisory Board (DAF SAB) is to complete a study of potential concepts of operations (CONOPS) and concepts of employment (CONEMPS) for […]
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Air ForcePentagon Approves National Security Waiver to Resume F-35 Deliveries
Pentagon acquisition chief William LaPlante said on Oct. 8 that he had signed a national security waiver submitted by Lockheed Martin [LMT] to allow the company to resume deliveries of […]
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Defense Watch
Defense Watch: AUSA Week, Space National Guard, Cube Sats, Hypersonics
AUSA 2022. The Association of the United States Army’s annual conference is next week in Washington, D.C. The event is set to gather over 33,000 attendees and more than 650 […]
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Air ForceUSAF Foresees 19-Month Delay in Fielding RVS 2.0 for KC-46A Tanker
The U.S. Air Force foresees a delay of 19 months in fielding the Remote Vision System 2.0 (RVS 2.0) for the Boeing [BA] KC-46A Pegasus tanker. “After thoroughly evaluating all […]
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SpaceYork Space Systems Wins Space Development Agency Contract for 12 Future Communications Satellites
The Space Development Agency (SDA) on Oct. 6 said that it has awarded a firm-fixed price Other Transaction Authority prototype contract with a ceiling of about $200 million to Denver’s […]
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Air ForceU.S. Air Force Seeks Input on Possible Multi-Band, Multifunction Tactical Radar
The U.S. Air Force is seeking industry input on a possible Multi-Band, Multifunction Tactical Radar System (MB-MTRS) for Air Traffic Control (ATC) and ad hoc air strip/air base defense under […]
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Space
Tranche 0 Satellites to Participate in Northern Edge Exercise Next Summer
While the first launch of nine to 10 Space Development Agency (SDA) Tranche 0 satellites has slipped from last month until December, SDA said that it still plans to have […]
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ArmyElbit Systems of America Planning for Possible Build of Over 100,000 ENVG-Bs for Army
As congressional appropriators are poised to add several hundred million dollars in fiscal 2023 for the U.S. Army’s Enhanced Night Vision Goggle-Binocular (ENVG-B), Elbit Systems of America said that it […]
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Intelligence CommunityHawkEye 360 Plans to Have 60 Satellites on Orbit By 2025
Virginia-based HawkEye 360 plans to have 60 satellites–20 clusters of three satellites–on orbit by 2025, Alex Fox, the company’s chief growth officer, said this week. The company said that the […]
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