Frank Wolfe
Articles By Frank
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InternationalU.S. European Command/NATO May Have 450 F-35s by 2030
The U.S. European Command (EUCOM) and NATO may have 450 Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 Lightning II fifth-generation fighters by 2030, and European countries and the United States are opening lines […]
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Air ForceABMS To Be Fielded on First KC-46s By 4th Quarter of Fiscal 2022
The U.S. Air Force plans to field its Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) on the first Boeing [BA] KC-46 Pegasus tankers by the fourth quarter of fiscal 2022 and would […]
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Air ForceNo Procurement Funding for MH-139 in USAF Budget, As Service Awaits FAA Certification
The U.S. Air Force fiscal 2022 budget request contains no acquisition funding for Boeing [BA] MH-139A helicopters, as the service awaits Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification of the aircraft. In […]
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Air ForceHASC to Address Cost Concerns in B-52 Re-Engining Program
The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) plans to address hundreds of millions of dollars in apparent cost increases for the B-52 Commercial Engine Replacement Program (CERP), Democratic and Republican leaders […]
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SpaceU.S. Space Force Unfunded Priorities List Includes $431 Million for Programs to Provide “Warfighting Punch”
More than half of the U.S. Space Force’s (USSF) $832 million unfunded priorities list (UPL)–$431.1 million–is devoted to programs “to develop a warfighting punch.” Included in the $431.1 million are […]
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Air ForceUSAF Requests $711 Million for 525 “Max Production” of JASSM-ER
The U.S. Air Force fiscal 2022 budget requests nearly $711 million for 525 Lockheed Martin [LMT] Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Munitions Extended Range (JASSM-ER)–an increase of almost $211 million and 125 […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyAFRL To Issue Solicitation Soon on New, “Rocket Cargo” Vanguard Program
The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) plans to issue a solicitation soon on a new Department of the Air Force Vanguard program–Rocket Cargo, a science and technology (S&T) effort to […]
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Special OperationsLeidos Touts Its Bronco II Offering for SOCOM Armed Overwatch Program
U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) has awarded a contract to a Leidos [LDOS] team to enter its Bronco II aircraft into the next phase of SOCOM’s Armed Overwatch program, the […]
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Air ForceNearly $1.4 billion for Extra Dozen F-15EXs Heads Up Air Force’s $3.4 Billion UPL
The U.S. Air Force’s fiscal 2022 unfunded priorities list (UPL) includes nearly $1.4 billion for an extra 12 Boeing [BA] F-15EXs to help the service mitigate a looming fighter force […]
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SpaceDepartment of Air Force Budget Has Clues on U.S. Space Force Program for Space-Based GMTI
Although the classified budget may cloak U.S. efforts to develop a space-based ground moving target indicator (GMTI) radar, the Department of the Air Force’s fiscal 2022 request sheds some light […]