Frank Wolfe
Articles By Frank
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Air ForceUSAF Forecasts Big Dollar Demand In Next Decade for F-15EXs
The U.S. Air Force is projecting a big dollar demand in the next decade for the service’s F-15EX Eagle II fighter by Boeing [BA] and for modifications to existing F-15s […]
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SpaceTwo Task Order Awards Notched By Lockheed Martin for GPS Ground Segment
In April, the Pentagon canceled the previously planned GPS Next Generation Operational Control System (OCX) by RTX [RTX] in favor of upgrades to the existing Architecture Evolution Plan (AEP) by […]
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Pentagon‘Experimentation Fatigue’ Cited As Issue for Industry and Pentagon
Speakers at a defense forum in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday cited “experimentation fatigue” as an issue for both industry and the Pentagon, as the military presses for rapid fielding of […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyUkrainian AI-Enabled Drone Strikes Have Jumped 10-Fold This Year, MoD Says
The number of Ukrainian artificial intelligence (AI)-guided drone strikes has jumped tenfold this year, according to the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense (MoD) and Brave1, Ukraine’s defense technology accelerator. The Ministry […]
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Air ForceGE Aerospace Bids $11.5 Billion for Cleveland-Based Engine Castings Maker
Cincinnati’s GE Aerospace [GE] said on Tuesday that it is to buy Cleveland-based Consolidated Precision Products (CPP) a 6,600 employee maker of military and commercial engine castings, for $11.5 billion, […]
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Air ForceL3Harris Announces Production Completion of First 35 Viper Shields
L3Harris Technologies [LHX] said on Sept. 3 that it has finished production of the first 35 AN/ALQ-254 Viper Shield electronic warfare and countermeasure systems in a planned buy of 233 […]
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Air ForceMeink Directs MMA Acceleration, USAF Eyes $10 Million Unit Cost for Air Vehicle, $20 Million for CCA Air Vehicle
A U.S. Air Force and Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) solicitation in July pegged initial operational capability (IOC) of 20 Massed Modular Aircraft (MMA) in fiscal 2031, but that schedule may […]
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SpaceU.S. Space Force SSC To Solicit For New Launch Companies Next Month
U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) plans to issue its fiscal 2027 solicitation for new rocket companies for National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 3, Lane 1 next month […]
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Air ForceGE Aerospace Continues XA102 Work, Looks for Future USAF Timeline Guidance
LYNN, Mass.—GE Aerospace [GE] said that it is working on hardware and supplemental testing for the company’s XA102 engine to meet timelines the U.S. Air Force lays out for the […]
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Air ForceMH-139A Attains IOC, USAF Says, As House Looks for MH-139/HH-60W Comparison for Military District of Washington
The U.S. Air Force MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopter by Boeing [BA] attained initial operational capability (IOC) on Aug. 10 in the planned replacement of the service’s UH-1Ns by Bell [TXT] […]