Frank Wolfe
Articles By Frank
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Air ForceL3Harris Receives U.S. Air Force Contract Worth Up to $947 Million for AN/ALQ-172
The U.S. Air Force has awarded L3Harris [LHX] a contract worth up to $947 million over 10 years for the company’s AN/ALQ-172 countermeasures program and modernization. Work will take place […]
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SpaceNew AFRL Equipment to Aid in Design of Rocket Motors and Satellites
The Air Force Research Laboratory’s rocket propulsion division at Edwards AFB, Calif., is using a new piece of equipment, a Split-Hopkinson Pressure Bar system–known as a Kolsky bar–to aid eventually […]
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InternationalDemilitarization of 73 Aircraft in Kabul May Have Involved 8 Types
Marine Gen. Kenneth Mckenzie, the head of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), on Aug. 30 said that the U.S. military had demilitarized 70 Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles, 27 Humvees, Raytheon Technologies [RTX]-built […]
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Nuclear ModernizationHouse Defense Authorizers Want DoD and Independent Reviews of NC3 Modernization
The draft House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) version of the fiscal 2022 defense authorization bill requests DoD and independent reviews of the modernization of the nuclear command and control and […]
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PentagonF-35 Parts to Be Catalogued in System by End of Next Year, Program Says
In 2019, the Pentagon Inspector General found that the F-35 program was unable to track parts adequately for the Lockheed Martin [LMT] fighter, as the program had not chosen an […]
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PentagonSmith Mark: F-35 Program Must Meet Sustainment Cost Metrics Before DoD Awards PBL Contract
House Armed Services Committee (HASC) Chairman Adam Smith (D-Wash.), a critic of the F-35 program, is recommending that the Lockheed Martin [LMT] fighter meet sustainment cost metrics for two consecutive […]
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Force MultipliersJenna Paukstis, Northrop Grumman
In this monthly column, Defense Daily highlights individuals from across the government, industry and academia whose efforts contribute daily to national defense, from the program managers to the human resource […]
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SpaceU.S. Navy Plans ‘Exponential’ Improvement in Space Domain Awareness
The Navy plans to have an “exponential” improvement in the service’s space domain awareness (SDA) in the next several years with Aegis Weapon System upgrades planned for 30-40 ships, Rear […]
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SpaceU.S. Space Force: Three GPS III Satellites Declared ‘Available for Launch’ in Three Months
In the last three months, the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC), previously known as Space and Missile Systems Center, has declared three Lockheed Martin [LMT] GPS III satellites […]
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SpaceSDA Trying to Resolve Anomalies on LINCS Demonstration Microsatellites
As the Space Development Agency (SDA) prepares to release a solicitation for Tranche 1 of the National Defense Space Architecture (NDSA) on Aug. 30, the agency is also working to […]
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