Frank Wolfe
Articles By Frank
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InternationalOn-Time Acquisition of KC-46A and E-2D Among Top JASDF Priorities
In the short term, two top acquisition priorities of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) are Boeing [BA] KC-46A Pegasus tankers and Northrop Grumman [NOC] E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft–planes also […]
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Business/FinancialWhite House Extends Vaccine Deadline to Jan. 4
The Biden administration has postponed a deadline from Dec. 8 to Jan. 4 next year for federal contractors, including defense firms, to have their workers on “covered contracts” be fully […]
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SpaceNRO Says It Buys 50,000 Commercial Images Weekly and Tally Likely to Grow
The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) said on Nov. 3 that it has released a Request for Proposals (RfP) for the agency’s Electro-Optical Commercial Layer (EOCL), as the agency looks to […]
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Air ForceData Link Solutions LLC Joint Venture to Repair JTIDS Components for E-3 AWACS
Iowa-based Data Link Solutions LLC (DLS)–a joint venture between Collins Aerospace [RTX] and BAE Systems–is to repair components of the Joint Tactical Information Distribution System’s (JTIDS) AN/URC-107 Radio Frequency Amplifier […]
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Air ForceU.S. Air Force Seeks Commercial Sources for Repair of TH-1H Altimeter
The Air Force Materiel Command’s (AFMC) Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex at Robins AFB, Ga., is conducting market research to determine whether the command will be able to use commercial […]
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InternationalBoeing Delivers KC-46A to Japan, Has Delivered 48 to U.S. Air Force
Boeing [BA] said on Oct. 31 that it has accomplished its first foreign delivery of the KC-46A Pegasus tanker to the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF). “The Japan KC-46A is […]
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Air ForceGE Beats Raytheon’s Pratt & Whitney in F-15EX Engine Competition
The U.S. Air Force has awarded General Electric [GE] a contract that could be worth nearly $1.6 billion for the company’s F110 engines to power Lot 2 and possibly seven […]
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Air ForceIn Letter to Biden, 90 House Members Back Increasing F-35 Buy to a Minimum of 100 Per Year
90 House lawmakers have penned a letter to President Biden asking that the administration’s fiscal 2023 budget ramp up the buy of the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 fighter to at […]
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Business/FinancialRepublican Senators, Defense Firms Raise Alarm About Possible Worker/Supply Shortages Due to COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate
Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) and Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), who have both said that they received COVID-19 vaccines, are decrying the Biden administration’s Sept. 9 mandate in Executive Order 14042 […]
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SpaceDevelopment of Sensors to Track Hypersonic Missiles Key, Hyten Says
The development of U.S. and allied sensors to detect and track hypersonic missiles is key to deterring their use and to destroying them via directed energy systems, Vice Chairman of […]
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