Frank Wolfe
Articles By Frank
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Air ForcePOGO Analysis Points to Possible Unavailability of 63 Percent of A-10s by 2023
A new analysis by the Project on Government Oversight (POGO) points to the possible unavailability of 63 percent of the U.S. Air Force’s A-10 fleet for deployments in 2023 because […]
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Air ForceLockheed Martin F-35 Sustainment Contract Stepping Stone to Potential PBL Contract Next Year
A potentially $6.6 billion three-year sustainment contract award on Sept. 13 to Lockheed Martin [LMT] for its F-35 fighter is a stepping stone to a possible performance-based logistics (PBL) contract […]
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Air ForceReduction in Physiological Events in F-15E and T-6A Uneven, As U.S. Air Force Implements Safety Recommendations
While the U.S. Air Force has taken steps to reduce the rate of physiological events for pilots on Boeing [BA] F-15 fighter aircraft and Beechcraft [TXT] T-6A Texan trainers, including […]
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Unmanned SystemsU.K. to Invest $130 Million to Prepare Base to Receive Protector Drone
The General Atomics‘ RG Mk1 Protector drone is expected to enter service with the Royal Air Force (RAF) by 2024, and the United Kingdom Ministry of Defense has announced a nearly […]
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SpaceL3Harris Confident in Design for SDA Tracking Layer Satellites, But Faces Industry-Wide Parts Shortage
L3Harris Technologies [LHX] believes it has a solid design for four satellites in Tranche 0 of the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Tracking Layer, but the company, as others in the […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyNorthrop Grumman Tweaking DA/RC Architecture
AIR FORCE PLANT 42 PALMDALE, Calif.—As the Pentagon tries to realize the Joint All Domain Command and Control (JADC2) vision, Northrop Grumman [NOC] said it has been hard at work […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyNorthrop Grumman Says Proteus-Firebird Flight Demonstrates Possibility of Advanced Data Link for Highly Contested Environments
U.S. AIR FORCE PLANT 42 PALMDALE, Calif.—Northrop Grumman [NOC] said it has demonstrated a low-probability of intercept, anti-jam advanced data link for highly contested environments in information exchanged between a […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyNorthrop Grumman Unveils Model 401 Aircraft
U.S. AIR FORCE PLANT 42 PALMDALE, Calif.—Northrop Grumman [NOC] on Sept. 8 unveiled the Model 401 aircraft, built by the Burt Rutan-founded, Northrop Grumman-owned Scaled Composites for an unnamed “very […]
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Air ForceGE Begins Testing on Second XA100 Adaptive Engine Prototype, As HASC Pushes for Acceleration of AETP
General Electric [GE] said on Sept. 7 that the company has begun testing the second prototype of the XA100 adaptive cycle engine as part of the U.S. Air Force’s Adaptive […]
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Air ForceU-2, Other Platforms to Use Digital WIDOW Link to Air Operations Center
Airmen at Nellis AFB, Nev., are using the Web-based Information Dominant Warfare (WIDOW) software application, developed by the U.S. Air Force Kessel Run unit, to increase information exchange speed during […]