Frank Wolfe
Articles By Frank
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Unmanned SystemsStrong U.S. Industrial Base for Small UAS Needed to Counter China, Lord Says
Pentagon acquisition chief Ellen Lord highlighted the Defense Innovation Unit’s (DIU) Blue sUAS (small unmanned aerial systems) project as a stepping stone toward a stronger U.S. drone industrial base, which […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyAgile Condor Pod to Go Through Classified Testing Over Next Year
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory’s (AFRL) Agile Condor wide area surveillance pod is to undergo classified testing over the next year after a recent flight on the General Atomics […]
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UncategorizedLawmakers to Weigh NSCAI Recommendation for Classified Technology Annex
Lawmakers are likely to weigh the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence’s (NSCAI) recommendation to incorporate a classified technology annex in the National Defense Strategy, though that proposal may not […]
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SpaceFirst DoD-Owned Geostationary Weather Satellite Achieves IOC
The Boeing [BA] Electro-optical Infrared Weather System Geostationary (EWS-G1) satellite has achieved initial operational capability (IOC) to provide “timely cloud characterization and theater weather imagery to DoD in the Indian […]
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Air ForceReducing Development Risk Key to B-52 Re-Engining Program
While the U.S. Air Force is looking at boosting engine power on Boeing [BA] B-52H bombers for future missions, the service and Boeing also want to reduce the risk in […]
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SpaceWhite House Releases Cybersecurity Policy on Space Systems
The White House on Sept. 4 released Space Policy Directive-5 (SPD-5) regarding cybersecurity for space systems, as a senior administration official told reporters that cyber threats on U.S. space systems […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyABMS Test Validates Cloud Computing for Military, Roper Says
The U.S. Air Force, U.S. Northern Command, and U.S. Space Command held the second test “on ramp” of the Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) Aug. 31-Sept. 3, and Air Force […]
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Air ForceDevelopment Start of B-52 Radar Modernization Program Slips Six Months
The projected development start of the B-52H Radar Modernization Program (RMP) has slipped six months from this month until March next year. “The program plans to start development in March […]
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Air ForceNorthrop Grumman Awarded $135 Million Contract for ALCM Refurbishment
The U.S. Air Force on Sept. 2 awarded Northrop Grumman [NOC] a $135 million contract for refurbishment of the inertial navigation system of the Boeing [BA] AGM-86B Air Launched Cruise […]
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Air ForceM-Code Navigation System for F-22 and E-2D Finishes Critical Design Review, Northrop Grumman Says
Northrop Grumman [NOC] said on Sept. 2 that its Embedded Global Positioning System (GPS)/Inertial Navigation System (INS)-Modernization, EGI-M, has passed a critical design review (CDR). The CDR marked the completion […]