Frank Wolfe
Articles By Frank
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SpaceBiden Transition Team Speaks with Gen. Raymond of U.S. Space Force
President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team has spoken with Chief of Space Operations Gen. John “Jay” Raymond, as the incoming Biden administration faces important questions about a future path for military […]
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Air ForceTankers to Play Significant Role in ABMS Operational Fielding
U.S. Air Force refueling tankers are to play a signficant role in the service’s fielding of the Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS). “We have already selected ABMS Release 1, which […]
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Air ForceLockheed Martin Continues Development of Open Mission Systems Computer for U-2
Last month, Lockheed Martin [LMT] demonstrated distributed processing using Kubernetes aboard the U.S. Air Force U-2 reconnaissance aircraft, as the company continues to develop a U-2 Open Mission Systems (OMS) […]
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SpaceU.S. Air Force Picks New Manager for Space Enterprise Consortium
The U.S. Air Force has picked the Virginia-based National Security Technology Accelerator (NSTXL) non-profit to run the Space Enterprise Consortium (SpEC)–intended to be an incubator for military space innovations. South […]
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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 […]