Frank Wolfe
Articles By Frank
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SpaceSpace Rules of the Road Agreement Urged for DoD and Intel Agencies
DoD should forge an agreement with the intelligence community on space rules of the road to enable the Biden administration to negotiate more effectively internationally on such rules, per Space […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyAir Force to Test Freedom Radio, Freedom Pod on U-2, Ghost Reaper
Northrop Grumman [NOC] is watching planned U.S. Air Force tests this year of the company’s Freedom 550 gateway radio on Lockheed Martin [LMT] U-2 high altitude reconnaissance aircraft and the […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyU.S. Air Force Considering Replacement for EO/IR Sensor on MQ-9 Reaper
The U.S. Air Force is considering replacing the Raytheon [RTX] Multispectral Targeting System-B (MTS-B) on the General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper and integrating new reconnaissance pods on future unmanned aerial vehicles […]
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Air ForceTyndall AFB to Receive Three, New Squadrons of F-35As Starting in September 2023
Tyndall AFB, Fla., said on March 29 that the U.S. Air Force has issued a Record of Decision that affirms Tyndall as the location for three, new squadrons of Lockheed […]
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Air ForceAir Force Researching Prototype Display for B-52 Advanced Targeting Pods
The U.S. Air Force is conducting research on developing a display for the Advanced Targeting Pod (ATP) for the Boeing [BA] B-52H bomber. Over the last decade, the service has […]
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Air ForceAir Force Returns to 76 Congressionally Mandated B-52s After Restoration of Boneyard Bomber
The U.S. Air Force recently completed nearly a year-long renovation on a B-52H bomber, which re-entered service with the 5th Bomb Wing at Minot AFB, N.D., earlier this month. While […]
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SpaceU.S. Space Force Authorizes Loan of GPS M-Code Receiver Cards for U.S. Allies
The United States Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center is undertaking a three-year effort to loan U.S. allies Military Code (M-Code) Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver cards for testing. […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyDigital Engineering Efforts for Munitions Yield Lessons Learned for Possible Fielding
Last fall, former U.S. Air Force acquisitions chief Will Roper held out the possibility that the service would soon announce an e-series, digitally engineered weapon to follow the Air Force […]
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InternationalL3Harris Looks for Viper Shield Flight Testing and Production Contract Award Next Year
L3Harris [LHX], Lockheed Martin [LMT], and the U.S. Air Force are collaborating to flight test the L3Harris AN/ALQ-254 Viper Shield electronic warfare (EW) suite on new F-16 fighter aircraft late […]
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Air ForceCollins Aerospace Looks to Leverage DoD Recognition of Company’s F-16 and C-130 Brake/Wheel Sustainment
Collins Aerospace [RTX] received DoD recognition in January for a performance-based logistics (PBL) effort that is projected to save the Air Force $117 million in sustainment costs on wheels and […]