Frank Wolfe
Articles By Frank
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Air ForceCollins Aerospace Enhanced Vision System May Gain Traction in C-130 Community
Collins Aerospace [RTX] is looking for its Enhanced Vision System (EVS) to gain traction within the U.S. Air Force C-130 community for a number of missions, including low-level flying at […]
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SpaceRussia, China Expected to Threaten All Space Orbits by 2025, U.S. Space Force Official Says
By 2025, Russia and China will have anti-satellite (ASAT) capabilities that will threaten satellites in all orbital regimes, a U.S. Space Force (USSF) official said on March 11. “By the […]
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Air ForceFifth Generation Fighters Vital to Respond to Future Crises in Pacific Theater, Commander Says
Adm. Phil Davidson, the commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, told lawmakers this week that fifth generation fighters, such as the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 and F-22, are vital to respond […]
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ArmyNorthrop Grumman Offering ‘Sky Viper’ 20mm Chain Gun for U.S. Army’s FARA
Northrop Grumman [NOC] is offering a 20mm “Sky Viper” chain gun for the U.S. Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA). The Army’s FVL program includes development of FARA, the Future […]
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SpaceULA and SpaceX Win Task Orders for Four Missions Under Second Phase of National Security Space Launch
The U.S. Air Force has awarded United Launch Alliance (ULA)–a partnership between Boeing [BA] and Lockheed Martin [LMT]–and SpaceX contracts worth $384 million for work under Phase 2 of the […]
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Air ForceU.S. Air Force to Review, Update Doctrine to Adhere to CSAF’s ‘Accelerate Change or Lose’ Mandate
The Air University’s Curtis E. LeMay Center for Doctrine Development and Education at Maxwell AFB, Ala., said this month that it “is launching some of the largest doctrine changes in […]
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Air Force‘Re-Imagining’ of DoD Budgeting Needed, U.S. Air Force Requirements Official Says
The pace of commercial technology advancements that bleed over into Pentagon applications necessitates an overhaul of the Pentagon’s Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution (PPBE) process, which stems from 1961 reforms […]
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Air ForceVolansi and Roper Pledge to Use Roper’s Ideas on Commercial/Military Integration, Not His Access
While the U.S. Air Force awarded Concord, Calif.-based drone maker, Volansi a contract last December to participate in the service’s prototype effort for the Skyborg low-cost attritable demonstrator–a project worth […]
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SpaceU.S. Space Force Developing De-Classification Strategy to Aid Deterrence
The U.S. Space Force is developing a strategy to reduce the classification of information on military space systems to aid deterrence of potential adversaries and better integration of such systems […]
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InternationalRoyal Australian Air Force and Boeing Herald First Flight of Loyal Wingman
Boeing [BA] and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) conducted the first flight test of the company’s Loyal Wingman prototype drone on Feb. 27 in Australia, the company said on […]