Frank Wolfe
Articles By Frank
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Air ForceUSAF Looks to Remedy Cybersecurity Shortfalls in Flight Training System for Fighters
The U.S. Air Force is looking to correct cybersecurity shortfalls in a wing-mounted flight training system used by its older F-16 and F-15 fighters–a remedy that will likely be important […]
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Space10 Starlink Satellites to Enhance Arctic Communications for NORTHCOM
The January launch of 10 SpaceX Starlink polar orbit satellites are to enhance the communications for U.S. military forces in the Arctic, and Air Force Gen. Glen VanHerck, the head […]
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Air ForceU.S. Air Force Says F-15C AMRAAM Operational Test Hit Sets Range Record
Last month, the U.S. 28th Test and Evaluation Squadron (TES) and the 83d Fighter Weapons Squadron at Eglin AFB, Fla. set an air-to-air missile range record when a Boeing [BA] […]
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SpaceTournear Cites Cyber, Supply Chain Threats to SDA Transport Layer
Space Development Agency (SDA) Director Derek Tournear said on Apr. 14 that he views cyber and supply chain threats to the National Defense Space Architecture’s (NDSA) Transport Layer as more […]
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SpaceEffective User Interfaces for ABMS a “Momentous Challenge,” U.S. Space Force Says
While some industry observers contend that U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) at Los Angeles AFB, Calif. has moved away from common design criteria for user interfaces […]
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Air ForcePallet Lavatories for KC-46 Encounter “Spillage”
While the U.S. Air Force and Boeing [BA] have embarked on a path to fix the four remaining Category 1 deficiencies of the KC-46 tanker, the latter now may have […]
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SpaceLockheed Martin Announces New Line of Tactical ISR Satellites
Lockheed Martin [LMT] on Apr. 13 announced its intention to build a new line of “rapid, integrated and affordable” tactical Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) satellites based on the company’s […]
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Air ForceKC-46, F-15 EPAWSS Had Top ACAT 1 Forecast Delays in FY ’19 and ’20, According to USAF Biennial Report
The Boeing [BA] KC-46A Pegasus tanker and the BAE Systems‘ Eagle Passive Active Warning and Survivability System (EPAWSS) had projected initial operational capability (IOC) delays of more than 12 months […]
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Air ForceNew Type of Non-Structural Modification Contract to Return C-5 Transports to Fleet More Rapidly
A new type of aircraft modification contract, focused on non-structural avionics, electrical and mechanical upgrades, is to return U.S. Air Force C-5M Super Galaxy transports by Lockheed Martin [LMT] to […]
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SpaceInterference with Space Maneuver and Communications of Concern, Space Force Official Says
As the United States and its allies try to build support for norms of behavior in space, the U.S. Space Force (USSF) wants such standards to address any conduct that […]