Frank Wolfe
Articles By Frank
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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, […]
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Air ForceU.S. Air Force Awards Raytheon $183 Million for ASARS-2B Radar
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Raytheon Technologies [RTX] a $183 million contract for sensors for the Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar System-2B (ASARS-2B) for the Lockheed Martin U-2S Dragon Lady […]
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Air ForceNational Academies Study Affirms DoD Concerns About Ligado 5G Network
Neither of two commonly used approaches to reduce significant interference with GPS receivers would work in the case of Ligado Networks‘ proposed 5G terrestrial wireless network in the L-band satellite […]
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SpaceFive Companies Developing Rocket Delivery for U.S. Transportation Command
Five companies have signed Cooperative Research & Development Agreements (CRADAs) with U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) to develop rockets to deliver cargo and personnel rapidly around the globe. SpaceX and BlueOrigin […]
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Air ForceRoot Cause of CV-22 Sprag Clutch Slippage in Last Two Months Still Uncertain
U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) is still investigating the root cause of the slippage of a sprag clutch in one of the engines of the Bell [TXT]/Boeing [BA] […]
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Air ForcePentagon Pauses Acceptance of New F-35s After Finding Alloy from PRC in Aircraft Magnets
The Pentagon has paused its acceptance of new Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 fighters for the U.S. Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps after the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) told […]
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Air ForceAFSOC Eyeing Possible Development/Fielding of New Transport Aircraft Features
The U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) is interested in the possible incorporation of new features on transport aircraft, including electronic attack and standoff kinetic strike, the AFSOC commander […]