Frank Wolfe
Articles By Frank
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SpaceAir Force Names New Locations As Possible HQ for U.S. Space Command
After revising selection criteria six months ago, the Department of the Air Force named six possible headquarters locations for U.S. Space Command on Nov. 19–Kirtland AFB, N.M.; Offutt AFB, Neb.; […]
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UncategorizedAirbus Submits Eurofighter, Lockheed Martin F-35 for Swiss Competition
Airbus and Lockheed Martin [LMT] submitted their bids this week for Switzerland’s $6.5 billion New Fighter Aircraft (NFA) competition–part of the European nation’s $8 billion “Air 2030” program to modernize […]
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UncategorizedPentagon Acquisition Chief Ellen Lord Discusses Remaining Priorities
Pentagon acquisition chief Ellen Lord said on Nov. 18 that she has a few things left on her priorities plate in the last two months of the Trump administration, including […]
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UncategorizedSpace Force Looks to Award ‘SpEC Reloaded’ Contract This Year
The U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) at Los Angeles AFB, Calif., is looking to choose a firm by the end of the year to manage up […]
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UncategorizedBAE Systems’ IFF Transponder for F-22 Gains DoD Certification
BAE Systems said on Nov. 17 that its Identification Friend-or-Foe (IFF) transponder for the U.S. Air Force F-22 fighter by Lockheed Martin [LMT] has received certification from the Pentagon’s Air […]
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SpaceHead of RAF Points to ‘Kessler Effect’ Danger of Russian ASAT Tests
The head of the U.K. Royal Air Force (RAF) said that Russian anti-satellite (ASAT) tests this year by the “nesting doll” Cosmos 2542 and 2543 satellites could pose a significant […]
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SpaceAir Force Secretary Barrett Issues Call for Clean-Up of Space Debris
Air Force Secretary Barbara Barrett on Nov. 16 called on industry to help the Air Force and U.S. Space Force with cleaning up space debris to help avoid collisions in […]
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Air ForcePilot Error, Ejection Seat Malfunction Contributed to Fatal F-16CM Crash
Pilot error and a malfunctioning Collins Aerospace‘s [RTX] Advanced Concept Ejection Seat II (ACES II) contributed to a June 30 fatal crash of a Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-16CM at Shaw […]
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CongressSenate Appropriators Want Air Force Acquisition Strategy for ABMS
A report on the Senate Appropriations Committee’s (SAC) fiscal 2021 defense appropriations bill asks the U.S. Air Force to submit an acquisition strategy early next year for the Advanced Battle […]
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InternationalBoeing Receives Contract with Ceiling of $9.8 Billion for Saudi Arabian F-15 Support
Boeing [BA] on Nov. 10 received an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a ceiling of $9.8 billion for F-15 support for the Saudi Arabian Air Force. The amount of the first order […]