Frank Wolfe
Articles By Frank
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CongressRight to Repair Provisions in Senate and House Defense Authorization Bills
The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) and House Armed Services Committee (HASC) versions of their respective fiscal 2026 defense authorization bills contain “right to repair” provisions aimed at a reduction […]
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Air ForceSenate Wants Report from Air Force on Possible Concurrent Construction of Sentinel Silos
The Senate wants the U.S. Air Force to consider simultaneous construction of silos for the Northrop Grumman [NOC] LGM-35A Sentinel for the three missile wings–the 90th at F.E. Warren AFB, […]
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Air ForceHASC Wants USAF to Lay Out Plan for Full-Scale Production of CCA Increment 1
The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) wants the U.S. Air Force to lay out its plan for full- scale production of Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) Increment 1. “The committee expects […]
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Air ForceWill Hypersonic Weapons Costs Come Down?
One of the arguments against hypersonic missiles has been their cost—at least $15 million per weapon, but panelists at a Monday discussion at the Hudson Institute on modular weapons said […]
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Air ForceL3Harris and BAE Systems to Work Under $300 Million Italian Air Force Electronic Attack Contract
As the U.S. Air Force fields its EA-37B Compass Call electronic attack aircraft by L3Harris Technologies [LHX] and BAE Systems, the companies are now set to work on a new […]
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SpaceL3Harris R-GPS Prototype Review Aided by NTS-3 Payload
L3Harris Technologies [LHX] said that it recently conducted a two-day “comprehensive Design Concept Review (DCR) showcasing a Resilient-GPS (R-GPS) prototype that performed beyond current requirements.” In September, U.S. Space Force […]
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Air ForceAcceleration of LRSO Proposed By Senate Defense Authorizers
The Senate Armed Services Committee’s fiscal 2026 bill would provide nearly $756 million for the U.S. Air Force AGM-181 Long Range Standoff (LRSO) nuclear-tipped cruise missile by RTX [RTX]–$149 million […]
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Air ForceAirbus Teams with Kratos on XQ-58A for German Air Force
Germany’s Airbus Defence and Space said on Wednesday that it will collaborate with California’s Kratos Defense and Security Solutions [KTOS] to field Kratos’ XQ-58A Valkyrie drone with an Airbus mission […]
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Air ForceBussiere Would Become Second AFGSC Head to Serve as USAF Vice Chief
U.S. Air Force Gen. Thomas Bussiere, the seventh head of Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) since its founding in 2009, would become the second AFGSC commander to ascend to […]
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Nuclear ModernizationInitial Operational Capability By End of Fiscal 2033 for Sentinel, SASC Says
House and Senate defense authorizers would prohibit a reduction in U.S. ICBMs below 400, and the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) sets a date of fiscal 2033 for initial operational […]