Frank Wolfe
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Air ForceU.S. Air Force Rolls Out F-15EX, While Danes Showcase F-35A
The U.S. Air Force rolled out the Boeing [BA] F-15EX–dubbed the “Eagle II””–in a joint service/industry ceremony the morning of Apr. 7 at Eglin AFB, Fla., while Danish officials and […]
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Air ForceBAE Systems Highlights Flight Testing of Software for Future EC-37B Compass Call
BAE Systems said this week that it “successfully flight tested” the company’s Small Adaptive Bank of Electronic Resources (SABER) technology to move toward a “critical software upgrade” for Air Force […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyAir Force Halts ARRW Launch Sequence During First Planned Booster Flight Test
The U.S. Air Force halted the launch sequence for the first planned booster flight test of a prototype Lockheed Martin [LMT] AGM-183A hypersonic Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) aboard a […]
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SpaceLockheed Martin to Use ABL Space Systems’ RS1 Rockets for Rapid Launches
Lockheed Martin [LMT] may buy up to 58 RS1 rockets by El Segundo, Calif.-based ABL Space Systems, which has aimed to build low-cost launch vehicles and systems for small satellites. […]
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Air ForceSixth Flight Test of XQ-58A Valkyrie Features First Weapons Bay Release
The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) on March 26 conducted the sixth flight test of the Kratos [KTOS] XQ-58A Valkyrie drone at Yuma Proving Ground, Ariz.–a demonstration that featured the […]
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SpaceSpace Warfighting Analysis Center to Examine Shortfalls in Space Domain Awareness
Over the next year, the U.S. Space Force (USSF) Space Warfighting Analysis Center (SWAC) is to examine shortfalls in space domain awareness and how to remedy them, a top USSF […]
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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 […]