Frank Wolfe
Articles By Frank
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Air ForceTactical Aircraft Study May Offer Range of Future Fighter Options to U.S. Air Force
The ongoing tactical aircraft (TACAIR) study by the U.S. Air Force, the Joint Staff, and the Pentagon office of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation (CAPE) may offer a range of […]
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SpaceSpace-Based GMTI, Tactical ISR Efforts by Space Force Not to Conflict with NDSA
The U.S. Space Force (USSF) is undertaking a space-based ground moving target indicator (GMTI) program and looking to move into tactical intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) missions that complement intelligence […]
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SpaceRaymond: U.S. Space Force Needs Service Acquisition Executive Now
The U.S. Space Force (USSF) needs a service acquisition executive (SAE) now, the USSF Chief of Space Operations Gen. John “Jay” Raymond said on May 12. The fiscal 2020 National […]
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PentagonHouse Appropriators Say Modernization Funding Diverted for Border Wall No Longer Available
The House Appropriations Committee has determined that it is no longer possible to take back $6.3 billion in funding diverted from defense programs, including modernization, to help pay for former […]
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Air ForceRoll-Out of F-15EX Followed by Participation in Northern Edge Exercise
Boeing‘s [BA] first two F-15EX fighters are participating in the joint U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Northern Edge 21 exercise over Alaska less than two months after the company delivered the first […]
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SpaceActing Air Force Secretary Recommends Legislative Change to Permit Space SAE Before Oct. 1 Next Year
The fiscal 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), P.L. 116-92, established the U.S. Space Force on Dec. 20, 2019, but the law had some curious language in Section 957 that […]
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Air ForceUSAF Plans to Award Honeywell Contract for TAWS Software Updates for C-130J
The U.S. Air Force plans to award Honeywell [HON] a contract for bi-annual sofware updates for the company’s Terrain Awareness and Warning System (TAWS) for up to 431 Lockheed Martin […]
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Air ForceB-1Bs Resume Flight After April Grounding for Fuel Leak
U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer bombers by Boeing [BA] began a resumption of flights on May 3rd after a safety stand-down by Gen. Timothy Ray, the head of Air Force […]
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SpaceASAT Weapon Prohibition Proposals Would Face Hurdles
Proposals to ban anti-satellite (ASAT) weapons would face hurdles in becoming U.S. policy, according to a DoD official’s testimony on May 5th before a joint hearing of the House Armed […]
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Nuclear ModernizationUnarmed Minuteman III Launch Ends After Detection of Launch Sequence Fault
An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile was unable to conduct a planned test launch from Vandenberg AFB, Calif. on May 5th. “The unarmed missile in test configuration reacted exactly […]
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