Frank Wolfe
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Air ForceU.S. Air Force Awards Boeing Possible $1.6 Billion for Minuteman III Guidance Repair
The U.S. Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center at Hill AFB, Utah, on Sept. 17 awarded Boeing [BA] a contract potentially worth more than $1.6 billion through 2039 for guidance repair […]
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Air ForceLockheed Martin Offers LMXT Design for U.S. Air Force’s KC-Y Tanker Competition
Lockheed Martin [LMT] is offering its “LMXT” design for the U.S. Air Force’s KC-Y tanker competition, the company said on Sept. 17. “The LMXT represents the newest chapter in Lockheed […]
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Air ForceIncentive Payments in New F-35 Sustainment Contract Contingent on LMT Meeting Goals
Incentive payments for Lockheed Martin [LMT] in the new, possibly $6.6 billion, three-year sustainment contract to the company for its F-35 fighter are contingent upon the meeting of cost per […]
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InternationalAustralia Deems U.S./U.K. Nuclear Sub Technology Better Than French Barracuda Class
Australian defense officials deemed the nuclear-powered submarine technology of the United States and the United Kingdom to be higher than that of the French-class Barracuda-class nuclear attack submarines, which are […]
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Air ForceLockheed Martin Intends to Link 12 F-35 Simulators at Each Training Site
Lockheed Martin [LMT] said on Sept. 16 that it recently demonstrated the ability to link six F-35 Full Mission Simulators (FMS)–four at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miramar, Calif., and […]
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Air ForcePOGO Analysis Points to Possible Unavailability of 63 Percent of A-10s by 2023
A new analysis by the Project on Government Oversight (POGO) points to the possible unavailability of 63 percent of the U.S. Air Force’s A-10 fleet for deployments in 2023 because […]
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Air ForceLockheed Martin F-35 Sustainment Contract Stepping Stone to Potential PBL Contract Next Year
A potentially $6.6 billion three-year sustainment contract award on Sept. 13 to Lockheed Martin [LMT] for its F-35 fighter is a stepping stone to a possible performance-based logistics (PBL) contract […]
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Air ForceReduction in Physiological Events in F-15E and T-6A Uneven, As U.S. Air Force Implements Safety Recommendations
While the U.S. Air Force has taken steps to reduce the rate of physiological events for pilots on Boeing [BA] F-15 fighter aircraft and Beechcraft [TXT] T-6A Texan trainers, including […]
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Unmanned SystemsU.K. to Invest $130 Million to Prepare Base to Receive Protector Drone
The General Atomics‘ RG Mk1 Protector drone is expected to enter service with the Royal Air Force (RAF) by 2024, and the United Kingdom Ministry of Defense has announced a nearly […]
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SpaceL3Harris Confident in Design for SDA Tracking Layer Satellites, But Faces Industry-Wide Parts Shortage
L3Harris Technologies [LHX] believes it has a solid design for four satellites in Tranche 0 of the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Tracking Layer, but the company, as others in the […]