Frank Wolfe
Articles By Frank
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SpaceOrbital Warfare Systems Top Priority for Space Chief Nominee
Fielding more systems for orbital warfare has been the top priority of the White House’s nominee to succeed Chief of Space Operations Gen. B. Chance Saltzman. The Trump administration on […]
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Air ForceAir Force To Retire BACN In 2028, Use Hybrid SATCOM Terminal As Bridge
As part of a “generational shift away from legacy systems and towards next-generation” ones in air and space, the Air Force plans to divest its fleet of eight E-11A Battlefield […]
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Air ForceFive E-7 Wedgetails Under Contract In EMD Phase
In addition to the two Boeing [BA] E-7A Wedgetail airborne early warning aircraft that the Air Force is buying for rapid prototyping, the service has another five planned in the […]
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Air ForceAPG-85 Fielding May Come 9 Months Early, Estimated Unit Cost Of $8.8 Million
The Air Force now expects to receive the first Northrop Grumman [NOC] APG-85 radar for the F-35A fighter by Lockheed Martin [LMT] in April 2028–nine months earlier than previously scheduled, […]
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CongressMunitions Fired Represent Most of $25 Billion Spent By Pentagon on Iran War So Far
Munitions fired in the two-month old “Operation Epic Fury” against Iran represent most of the $25 billion cost the Pentagon has incurred thus far in the conflict, the acting Defense […]
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CongressSlotkin: Pentagon Should Use Anthropic’s Mythos To Spot Cyber Security Gaps
The Pentagon should be using Anthropic‘s recently announced Mythos artificial intelligence model to spot gaps in cyber security, Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) said on Tuesda. “I think the thing that […]
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Air ForceUSAF Awards Contracts For Rapid Fielding Of Counter-Drone Systems For AFCENT
The Air Force has begun awarding sole source contracts to field counter-drone systems within 15 days for use by Air Forces Central (AFCENT) in Operation Epic Fury, which began on […]
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Air ForceUSAF Issues Correction on 319 Procurement Number for KC-46s, Says Number Is 263
While procurement figures in the Air Force’s fiscal 2027 budget document gave a goal of 319 Boeing [BA] KC-46A Pegasus tankers–an increase of nearly 60 from the 263 planned in […]
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Air ForceBudd And Shaheen Bill Would Authorize 329 F-15EX Fighters
Two members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), Sen. Ted Budd (R-N.C.) and Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), have introduced the Airpower Acceleration Act, which would authorize multi-year procurements of […]
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Business/FinancialPentagon And L3Harris Close $1 Billion Investment For Equity Deal In Company’s Missile Solutions Business
L3Harris Technologies [LHX] said on Thursday that the Pentagon has invested $1 billion from Defense Department’s Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment (IBAS) program in the company’s new Missile Solutions business, […]