Frank Wolfe
Articles By Frank
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SpaceSBIRS GEO-5 Satellite in Qualification Testing, As Lockheed Martin Finishes PDR on Next Gen OPIR
Lockheed Martin‘s [LMT] fifth space-based infrared system (SBIRS) missile warning satellite is in qualification testing, as the company has completed a preliminary design review (PDR) on the follow-on to SBIRS–the […]
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PentagonPentagon Has Been Preparing for Transition for Last Six Months
While Emily Murphy, Pres. Trump’s political appointee who heads the General Services Administration has not yet signed a letter permitting access to government files and funds to ease the transition […]
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SpaceSpace Force Developing Non-Kinetic Counterspace Systems
When asked, U.S. Space Force has not revealed any kinetic, offensive space capabilities that it may be developing, but the newest military service has revealed two offensive, non-kinetic space systems […]
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SpaceRocket Lab Founder Says Space Force Will Be Able to Use the Company’s New Vehicles or Reusable Ones
Peter Beck, the founder and CEO of California-based Rocket Lab, said the U.S. Space Force will be able to take advantage of the company’s reusable rockets or new ones, as […]
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Air ForceAir Force Awards JADC2 Contracts with $950 Million Ceiling
The U.S. Air Force on Nov. 4 awarded 24 companies indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contracts worth up to $950 million to aid in the development of Joint All Domain Command and […]
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Air ForceAir Force Considering Possible Autonomous, Stealth Attributes for Future Tanker
The U.S. Air Force continues to study what attributes its future KC-Z tanker should have, as the service tries to resolve six Category 1 deficiencies on its Boeing [BA] KC-46A […]
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SpaceAFRL Opens Lab for Testing New, High-Strain Composites for Space
The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Space Vehicles Directorate has opened a Deployable Structures Laboratory, DeSel, at Kirtland AFB, N.M. Construction on the $4 million, 7,000 square foot DeSel began […]
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InternationalEngel Introduces Bill to Limit Arms Sales to Middle East
In light of the U.S. State Department’s informal notification to Congress of the White House’s intent to sell 50 Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35s to the United Arab Emirates, Rep. Eliot […]
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Air ForceEMD on B-2 Cockpit Display Upgrade to Begin This Fiscal Year
The Engineering Manufacturing and Development (EMD) phase for a cockpit display upgrade of the 20 Northrop Grumman [NOC] B-2 stealth bombers is to begin this fiscal year, as the U.S. […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyLockheed Martin to Demo Airlifter Palletized Munition Next Year
Under an up to $25 million, 18-month contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) last month, Lockheed Martin [LMT] plans to demonstrate next year the capability for C-130 […]