Frank Wolfe
Articles By Frank
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Air ForceAir Combat Command Clears Stormbreaker for F-15E Operations
The U.S. Air Force Air Combat Command (ACC) has cleared the 204-pound, GBU-53/B Stormbreaker munition by Raytheon [RTX] for operational use after more than a decade of development. On Sept. […]
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Air ForceAether Spy Next-Generation Multi-Function Radar to Advance, Northrop Grumman Says
The Air Force Research Laboratory’s (AFRL) Aether Spy next-generation multifunction radar by Northrop Grumman [NOC] is to move into the design phase after the radar completed a system requirements review […]
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Air ForcePreliminary Design Review for F-35 Full Motion Video Data Link Upcoming
A preliminary design review (PDR) of a Full Motion Video Data Link (FMVDL) for the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 is planned before the end of the year, according to the […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyDARPA Plans to Re-Use Aerial Dogfight Algorithms for ISR, EW
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) plans to re-use algorithms employed in the recent AlphaDogfightTrial (ADT) for research on artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR); electronic warfare […]
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UncategorizedSpace Force and Boeing Announce Completion of PDR for WGS-11, as Company Says Production to Start Next Year
U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) at Los Angeles AFB, Calif., has completed its preliminary design review of the Boeing [BA] Wideband Global Satcom-11 (WGS-11) satellite, as […]
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SpaceU.S. TRANSCOM Mulling Possibility of Rocket Deliveries
U.S. Transportation Command is mulling the possibility of rocket deliveries and plans to hold a proof of principle with SpaceX as early as next year, TRANSCOM Commander Army Gen. Stephen […]
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PentagonJoint Warfighting Concept Assumes ‘Contested Logistics’
While DoD has yet to publish the Joint Warfighting Concept (JWC) that the Joint Staff has been developing, a Pentagon official gave a preview of a portion of the JWC […]
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ArmyRaytheon Looks to Provide Sustainment for Army OMFV
Raytheon Technologies [RTX] is looking to provide sustainment for the U.S. Army’s future Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle (OMFV)—a program the service has estimated will cost $46 billion to buy and […]
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SpaceSpace Development Agency Awards Contracts for Missile Tracking Layer
The Space Development Agency (SDA) on Oct. 5 awarded contracts worth $342.8 million for the development of the Wide Field of View (WFOV) program to help in the warning and […]
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Air ForceAir Force Envisions Improved Communications and Sensor Capabilities for Arctic
The U.S. Air Force wants improved sensors and communications for the Arctic, including Joint All Domain Command and Control (JADC2), as the service seeks to make operations there more routine […]