Frank Wolfe
Articles By Frank
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SpaceU.S. Space Force Launches SBIRS GEO-5 Satellite, As Service Looks Ahead to Next-Gen OPIR
The United States Space Force launched the fifth Space Based Infrared System Geosynchronous Earth Orbit missile warning satellite (SBIRS GEO-5) on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket at Cape […]
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Air ForceStudy Advises Multiple Production Lines for Air Force Fighters
A new report by the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies recommends that the U.S. Air Force maintain at least two production lines for advanced fighters to ensure their rapid acquisition […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyABL Space Systems to Use RS1 Rocket for DIU Responsive Launch II Mission
California-based ABL Space Systems said on May 17 that it has received a contract from the Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), geared to speeding the delivery of innovative commercial technology, […]
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Air ForceU.S. Air Forces Central Moving to Cloud-Based Air Tasking Orders
U.S. Air Forces Central’s (AFCENT) 609th Air Operations Center (AOC) at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar has begun the transition to a cloud-based system to plan and execute air tasking […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyAir Force Looks to NGAD to Provide Significant Performance and Sustainment Improvements
The U.S. Air Force is using digital engineering to field advanced systems rapidly and reduce sustainment costs in a variety of programs, including the Boeing [BA] T-7A trainer and the […]
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Air ForceDigital Engineering Leads to Fast Joining of T-7A Forward and Aft Fuselage, Boeing Says
Digital engineering of the Boeing [BA] and Saab T-7A Red Hawk led to the joining of the training aircraft’s front and aft fuselages in less than half an hour this […]
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PentagonJROC to Outline Requirements for Joint Warfighting Concept This Month
By the end of this month, the Pentagon Joint Requirements Oversight Council (JROC) is to lay out requirements for the military services under the Joint Warfighting Concept’s (JWC) four areas–Joint […]
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Air ForceLack of F-35 Full-Rate Production Decision Provides “Launching Point for Criticism of Program,” PEO Says
The Joint Program Office (JPO) for the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 fighter at Patuxent River, Md. has received a preliminary analysis by Carnegie Mellon University, Johns Hopkins University, and the Georgia […]
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Air ForceTactical Aircraft Study May Offer Range of Future Fighter Options to U.S. Air Force
The ongoing tactical aircraft (TACAIR) study by the U.S. Air Force, the Joint Staff, and the Pentagon office of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation (CAPE) may offer a range of […]
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SpaceSpace-Based GMTI, Tactical ISR Efforts by Space Force Not to Conflict with NDSA
The U.S. Space Force (USSF) is undertaking a space-based ground moving target indicator (GMTI) program and looking to move into tactical intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) missions that complement intelligence […]