Frank Wolfe
Articles By Frank
-
PentagonAustin Signs Classified Implementation Plan for Electromagnetic Spectrum Superiority Strategy
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin signed the 2020 Electromagnetic Spectrum Superiority Strategy’s classified Implementation Plan–the “I-Plan”–on July 15, DoD said on Aug. 5. Last October, the Pentagon released an electromagnetic spectrum […]
-
Advanced / Transformational TechnologyU.S. Air Force Awards Contract for Development of Hypersonic Aircraft
The U.S. Air Force and venture capital funded a $60 million contract awarded on July 30 to Atlanta-based Hermeus Corp. to speed the commercial development of hypersonic aircraft and propulsion […]
Tagged in: -
InternationalBuy American, INDOPACOM Commander Advises Allied Militaries
Adm. John Aquilino, the commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, said on Aug. 4 that the buying of U.S. military equipment by allies and partners in the region will improve U.S. […]
-
WeaponsAir Force Evaluating Possible ARRW Unit Cost Increase, if House Cut Goes Through
The U.S. Air Force is evaluating a possible unit cost increase for the Lockheed Martin [LMT] AGM-183A Air Launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) and other effects that a House Appropriations […]
Tagged in: -
Air ForceU.S. Air Force May Use Planned U-2 Upgrades for Other Platforms
The U.S. Air Force may use system upgrades for the Lockheed Martin [LMT] U-2S Dragon Lady reconnaissance aircraft on other platforms. Such upgrades include the Raytheon Technologies‘ [RTX] Advanced Synthetic […]
-
Air ForceLab Work for AARGM-ER Integration on F-35A Slated for Next May
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.—Northrop Grumman [NOC] is doing preliminary integration work for the company’s AGM-88G Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile Extended Range (AARGM-ER) on the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35A fighter in preparation […]
-
Navy/USMCU.S. Navy Expects Go Ahead Soon on Next Generation Jammer-Low Band
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.–The U.S. Navy expects the Government Accountability Office to sustain the service’s award last December to L3Harris Technologies [LHX] over competitor Northrop Grumman [NOC] for the Next Generation […]
-
Advanced / Transformational TechnologyU.S. Navy Focusing on ‘Enabling Technologies’ for NGAD
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md–The U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy technology programs for Next-Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) are collaborating, as the Navy NGAD program office focuses on the “enabling technologies” for […]
-
SpaceATLAS on Track to Replace SPADOC Next Year, U.S. Space Force Says
The U.S. Space Force’s (USSF) ATLAS is on track to be operational by the spring of next year, as the service develops higher classification levels for the Unified Data Library […]
-
Air ForceU.S. Air Force Marks Transition of Automated Translation Tool from DARPA to Program of Record
The Department of the Air Force Chief Architect Office’s Architecture Demonstration and Evaluation event 5 (ADE 5) this month marked the transition of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)-developed […]