Frank Wolfe
Articles By Frank
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Air ForceSenate GOP Spread Puts Lohmeier Over the Top
On a 52 to 46 party line vote on Thursday, the GOP-controlled Senate confirmed Matthew Lohmeier as the 29th Undersecretary of the U.S. Air Force–the service’s number two civilian. Sens. […]
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Air ForceScout Space’s Owl Sensor to Aid U.S. Space Force in Blue Origin Launch Next Spring
Scout Space‘s Owl sensor is to aid U.S. Space Force’s space domain awareness (SDA) mission in a launch next spring of the first Blue Ring maneuverable spacecraft by Blue Origin, […]
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CongressRight to Repair Provisions in Senate and House Defense Authorization Bills
The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) and House Armed Services Committee (HASC) versions of their respective fiscal 2026 defense authorization bills contain “right to repair” provisions aimed at a reduction […]
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Air ForceSenate Wants Report from Air Force on Possible Concurrent Construction of Sentinel Silos
The Senate wants the U.S. Air Force to consider simultaneous construction of silos for the Northrop Grumman [NOC] LGM-35A Sentinel for the three missile wings–the 90th at F.E. Warren AFB, […]
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Air ForceHASC Wants USAF to Lay Out Plan for Full-Scale Production of CCA Increment 1
The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) wants the U.S. Air Force to lay out its plan for full- scale production of Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) Increment 1. “The committee expects […]
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Air ForceWill Hypersonic Weapons Costs Come Down?
One of the arguments against hypersonic missiles has been their cost—at least $15 million per weapon, but panelists at a Monday discussion at the Hudson Institute on modular weapons said […]
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Air ForceL3Harris and BAE Systems to Work Under $300 Million Italian Air Force Electronic Attack Contract
As the U.S. Air Force fields its EA-37B Compass Call electronic attack aircraft by L3Harris Technologies [LHX] and BAE Systems, the companies are now set to work on a new […]
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SpaceL3Harris R-GPS Prototype Review Aided by NTS-3 Payload
L3Harris Technologies [LHX] said that it recently conducted a two-day “comprehensive Design Concept Review (DCR) showcasing a Resilient-GPS (R-GPS) prototype that performed beyond current requirements.” In September, U.S. Space Force […]
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Air ForceAcceleration of LRSO Proposed By Senate Defense Authorizers
The Senate Armed Services Committee’s fiscal 2026 bill would provide nearly $756 million for the U.S. Air Force AGM-181 Long Range Standoff (LRSO) nuclear-tipped cruise missile by RTX [RTX]–$149 million […]
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Air ForceAirbus Teams with Kratos on XQ-58A for German Air Force
Germany’s Airbus Defence and Space said on Wednesday that it will collaborate with California’s Kratos Defense and Security Solutions [KTOS] to field Kratos’ XQ-58A Valkyrie drone with an Airbus mission […]
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