Frank Wolfe
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InternationalKC-46A Bound for Japan Refuels Another Pegasus in Test, Boeing Says
The first Boeing [BA] KC-46A tanker built for the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) refueled another KC-46A Pegasus in a test over Washington State on Aug. 9 and received fuel […]
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SpaceU.S. Air Force Awards Raytheon Contract Worth Up To $960 Million for AEHF Terminals
The U.S. Air Force on Aug. 13 awarded Raytheon Technologies [RTX] a contract worth up to $960 million for Advanced Extremely High Frequency-Terminals (AEHF-T) and support. The work is to […]
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Air ForceU.S. Air Force Plans to Award Contract to Replace A-10 Computer in Fiscal 2022
While the U.S. Air Force fiscal 2022 budget request proposes reducing the A-10 “Warthog” close air support (CAS) fleet from 281 to 239 as part of a retirement of 201 […]
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Air Force‘Mission Sets’ for NGAD to Generate Requirements Numbers
The U.S. Air Force is not looking to replace the Lockheed Martin [LMT] 187 F-22s one-for-one with the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) family of systems, but rather will determine […]
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Special OperationsArmed Overwatch Program Gets Rebuttal from U.S. Air Force Official
While U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) desires 75 Armed Overwatch aircraft–four squadrons, plus 15 training planes, a top U.S. Air Force official on Aug. 11 countered that such aircraft will […]
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SpacePentagon Looks to Improve Awareness of GNSS Disruptions
The Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) is seeking commercial companies to provide input on improving DoD’s awareness of intentional disruptions of global navigation satellite systems (GNSS), including GPS. “This solicitation […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyAI/ML to Help Provide Advanced Warning to Decision Makers, VanHerck Says
As the Pentagon undertakes a number of reviews on U.S. defense strategy, nuclear posture, and missile defense, the commander of U.S. Northern Command (NORTHCOM) and North American Aerospace Defense Command […]
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Intelligence Community
DoD and NSA Inspectors General to Evaluate NSA Use of AI/ML for SIGINT
The Pentagon and National Security Agency (NSA) inspectors general are to evaluate how the NSA is using artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML) for signals intelligence (SIGINT). “The evaluation objective is to […]
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SpaceU.S. Space Command Official Urges Companies to Have Space Sustainability Plans
Satellite builders should have Space Sustainability Plans to allow the ready disposal of satellites when their services’ lives end, a top U.S. Space Command official said on Aug. 9. “We […]
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Air ForceFiscal 2023 Budget Submission Will Be Key to Modernize U.S. Air Force, Brown Says
The U.S. Air Force’s upcoming fiscal 2023 budget submission will be crucial to modernize the service by 2030, Air Force Chief of Staff Charles Q. Brown said on Aug. 6. […]