Frank Wolfe
Articles By Frank
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Air ForceU.S. Air Force Considers E-7 Wedgetail, Eyes Eventual AMTI from Space
The U.S. Air Force is considering a buy of the Boeing [BA] E-7 Wedgetail, as the department eyes conducting air moving target indication (AMTI) from space. “We are looking at […]
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Air ForceNo Plans to Add New Vanguards in Short Term, AFRL Commander Says
While the U.S. Air Force has a stable of four Vanguard programs to help speed the fielding of advanced technologies to front line forces, the service has no plans to […]
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Air ForceKendall to Review Sustainment Costs for F-35A
Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall, who spearheaded a two-year production pause for the U.S. Marine Corps’ version of the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 as Pentagon acquisition chief during the Obama […]
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UncategorizedHinote: NGAD Acceleration of Months, Not Years, Possible
Any acceleration of the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program would be on the order of months, not years, a top U.S. Air Force official said on Sept. 20. “Certainly, […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyAFSOC Examinining MC-130 Amphibious Capability for Indo-Pacific
U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) is planning to test the amphibious capability of a Lockheed Martin [LMT] MC-130 in the second half of next year, as part of […]
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Air ForceU.S. Air Force Awards Boeing Possible $1.6 Billion for Minuteman III Guidance Repair
The U.S. Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center at Hill AFB, Utah, on Sept. 17 awarded Boeing [BA] a contract potentially worth more than $1.6 billion through 2039 for guidance repair […]
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Air ForceLockheed Martin Offers LMXT Design for U.S. Air Force’s KC-Y Tanker Competition
Lockheed Martin [LMT] is offering its “LMXT” design for the U.S. Air Force’s KC-Y tanker competition, the company said on Sept. 17. “The LMXT represents the newest chapter in Lockheed […]
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Air ForceIncentive Payments in New F-35 Sustainment Contract Contingent on LMT Meeting Goals
Incentive payments for Lockheed Martin [LMT] in the new, possibly $6.6 billion, three-year sustainment contract to the company for its F-35 fighter are contingent upon the meeting of cost per […]
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InternationalAustralia Deems U.S./U.K. Nuclear Sub Technology Better Than French Barracuda Class
Australian defense officials deemed the nuclear-powered submarine technology of the United States and the United Kingdom to be higher than that of the French-class Barracuda-class nuclear attack submarines, which are […]
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Air ForceLockheed Martin Intends to Link 12 F-35 Simulators at Each Training Site
Lockheed Martin [LMT] said on Sept. 16 that it recently demonstrated the ability to link six F-35 Full Mission Simulators (FMS)–four at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miramar, Calif., and […]