Frank Wolfe
Articles By Frank
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Air ForceUSAF Envisions Bringing Adversary Air Training In-House By 2030
The U.S. Air Force has been aiming to finish an Adversary Air Capabilities Development Plan by the end of the year–a roadmap to fulfill a service requirement of 90,000 training […]
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SpaceWhite House OSTP to Host Discussions Next Month on Orbital Debris
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) is organizing a series of virtual listening sessions next month on potential solutions to the problem of orbital debris, as […]
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Business/FinancialDefense Contractors Taking Various Approaches in Response to Injunction Against Vaccine Mandate
While a federal judge in Georgia halted the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate for federal contractors in a decision earlier this month, defense contractors are taking various approaches in response to […]
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SpaceAutomated, Multi-Orbit Switching May Hold Promise for Bolstering U.S./Allied Military Communications
Automated multi-orbit and multi-network switching may bolster U.S. and allied military communications in crises in which adversaries attempt to jam such communications and in geographical areas that encounter signal disruptions. […]
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Air ForceUSAF Tests AgilePod Prototype for GPS-degraded environments
The U.S. Air Force conducted tests last month of an Air Force Research Laboratory position, navigation and timing (PNT) AgilePod prototype for use in GPS-denied or limited environments, Air Force […]
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SpaceBiden Nominates NRO Veteran/Booz Allen Official As Space Acquisition Executive
President Biden on Dec. 15 nominated Booz Allen Hamilton [BAH] executive Frank Calvelli, who served as principal deputy director of the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) from 2012 to 2020, as […]
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Air ForceUSAF Tests Palletized Cruise Missile Drop from MC-130J
A U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command MC-130J dropped a “current inventory cruise missile armed with a live warhead” at the Eglin AFB Overwater Test Range, Fla., as part of […]
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Air ForceAAR Corp. Displaces Incumbent SABCA for European F-16 Maintenance
The U.S. Air Force on Dec. 9 awarded Illinois-based AAR Corp. a contract worth potentially $365 million over the next decade for the maintenance of 80 European-based F-16 fighters by […]
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Special OperationsArmed Overwatch Acquisition Funding On Hold Until SOCOM Submits Roadmap
As the competitors in U.S. Special Operations Command’s (SOCOM) Armed Overwatch program await a contract award by next June, the fiscal 2022 National Defense Authorization Act holds up the disbursement […]
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SpaceIntelligence and Simulation Data Sharing to Help Speed Space System Fielding
The sharing of intelligence and simulation data early on in military space system design will help accelerate the fielding of space systems, Lt. Gen. Nina Armagno, the U.S. Space Force […]
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