Frank Wolfe
Articles By Frank
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Unmanned SystemsAir Force Weighs Planned Global Hawk Block 40 Retirements and Replacement Fielding
The U.S. Air Force is weighing the timelines for the retirement of Block 40 RQ-4 Global Hawk reconnaissance drones by Northrop Grumman [NOC] and the fielding of a classified replacement […]
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SpaceU.S. Space Force Looks to Qualify GPS OCX Software Baseline This Fall
U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) at Los Angeles AFB, Calif. expects the qualification of a new software baseline for the future command and control (C2) system […]
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Air ForceUSAF Looks to Airborne Edge Node as Leader for Fielding ABMS on Aircraft
Of the U.S. Air Force’s nearly $204 million requested funding in fiscal 2022 for the Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS), $147 million is for development of the ABMS Airborne Edge […]
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SpaceU.S. Space Force Tests Pegasus Rocket for Responsive Space Missions
The U. S. Space Force on June 13 launched a Tactically Responsive Launch-2 (TacRL-2) technology demonstration satellite from a Northrop Grumman [NOC] Pegasus XL rocket. The latter, carried on a […]
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CyberNATO Embarks on Offensive Cyber and Cybersecurity Efforts
As NATO countries see cyber attacks increasing, the alliance is embarking on cybersecurity efforts, including offensive cyber capabilities, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on June 15. At the 2014 […]
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Air ForceNorthrop Grumman ALQ-131C EW System for F-16 Tested Out With AESA Radar, Company Says
Northrop Grumman‘s [NOC] ALQ-131C electronic warfare (EW) suite for the Air Force F-16 fighter by Lockheed Martin [LMT] has proven out in testing with the F-16’s new AN/APG-83 Scalable Agile […]
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SpaceInitial Operational Capability for New GPS Command and Control Expected in Third Quarter of FY 2023
As U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) prepares for the launch of the fifth Lockheed Martin [LMT] GPS III satellite on June 17 from Cape Canaveral Space […]
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PentagonPentagon Removed Non-Combatant Casualty Cut-Off Value From Doctrine in 2018
As top Pentagon officials, including Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Colin Kahl and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, consider the release of a final DoD Instruction (DoDI) on civilian harm by […]
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Air ForceL3Harris to Provide ABMS Radio for AFSOC
L3Harris Technologies [LHX] is to deliver its Falcon IV handheld radios for Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) to enable its airmen to connect with the Air Force Advanced Battle […]
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Air ForceRaytheon Lands Possible $3.1 Billion Contract for F-15EX Radar
The U.S. Air Force on June 9 awarded Raytheon Technologies [RTX] a contract worth up to $3.1 billion for the production, modernization, and support of APG-82 Eagle Vision radars for […]