Frank Wolfe
Articles By Frank
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UncategorizedLockheed Martin Wins Contract Worth Potential $900 Million for F-16 Depot Work
The U.S. Air Force on Dec. 11 awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a contract over three other bidders worth potentially $900 million for depot work on the company’s F-16 fighter. Under […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyDIU Director Proposes Swarming Drones as Candidate for Future AFWERX Prime Program
Michael Brown, the director of the Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), on Dec. 11 proposed swarming drones as a candidate for a future AFWERX Prime program. Through Prime programs, AFWERX, […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyNDAA Conference Bill Authorizes $250 Million for Project Maven
While the House recommended cutting $50 million from the DoD’s Project Maven in fiscal 2021, House and Senate conferees on the fiscal 2021 National Defense Authorization Act, H.R. 6395, agreed […]
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SpaceNominees for Space Acquisition Unlikely Before Biden Assumes Office
Nominees for the U.S. Space Force service acquisition executive (SAE) and an assistant secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration are unlikely before President-elect Joe Biden assumes […]
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Air ForceAir Force Finds Replacement Canisters for ECM Pod for F-16s in Korea
While it took a decade, the U.S. Air Force found canisters to replace those on a damaged Raytheon [RTX] ALQ-184 electronic countermeasures pod (ECM) used by the F-16s of the […]
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SpaceNational Space Council Holds 8th and Final Meeting Before Biden Takes Office
On Dec. 9, the National Space Council held its eighth and final meeting under the current administration, as President-elect Joe Biden prepares to assume office in January. Biden and his […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyJoint Warfighting Concept Needs Bolster of Airpower, Official Says
Retired Air Force Lt. Gen. David Deptula, the dean of the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies, suggested on Dec. 8 that the Joint Warfighting Concept (JWC) needs to beef up […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyAir Force Awards Skyborg Prototype Contracts to Kratos, Boeing, General Dynamics
The U.S. Air Force on Dec. 7 awarded more than $76 million to Kratos [KTOS], Boeing [BA], and General Atomics to build Skyborg prototypes and fly them in teaming with […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyCrisis Will Likely Force Pentagon to Adopt and Scale Up Commercial AI, Air Force Acquisition Chief Says
Air Force acquisition chief Will Roper said on Dec. 7 that a crisis will likely force the Pentagon to embrace artificial intelligence (AI) and ways to involve commercial start-up innovators […]
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InternationalParis Air Show Canceled Due to COVID-19 Concerns
The board of directors of the Paris Air Show and the French Aerospace Industries Association (GIFAS) have canceled the scheduled June 21-27, 2021 event due to COVID-19 concerns, the organizations […]