Frank Wolfe
Articles By Frank
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Air ForceRoper Lays Out Case for Frequent, Spiral Development for Digital Century Series
Air Force acquisition chief Will Roper is trying to build the case for frequent, spiral development of the Digital Century Series (DCS) of aircraft–among them the Next-Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) […]
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Air ForceAir Force Completes $1.27 Billion Upgrade for B-1B Fleet
The Air Force said on Sept. 24 that it has finished a $1.27 billion Integrated Battle Station (IBS) upgrade for its fleet of Boeing [BA] B-1B bombers–a program that began […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyAir Force Considers Legacy Platform Retirements and Replacement by eSeries Systems
The U.S. Air Force is examining possible early retirements for a range of legacy platforms, especially if digitally engineered eSeries systems can readily step in to fulfill the missions of […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyAF Chief: Digital Engineering ‘Key Aspect’ of NGAD
While Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown would not elaborate on the records set in the flight debut of the Next-Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) fighter, he said […]
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SpaceNASA Administrator Suggests Challenge to Nations Violating OST Liability Convention
Nations that damage satellites are ripe for legal challenge under the 1972 Liability Convention to the 1967 Outer Space Treaty (OST), NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine suggested on Sept. 22. In […]
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SpaceWideband Global Satcom-11 Satellite to Feature Agile Beams to Avoid Jamming
The U.S. Space Force’s Wideband Global Satcom-11 (WGS-11) communications satellite will feature agile beams to avoid jamming, but a possible Mitigation and Anti-Jam Enhancement (MAJE) upgrade for WGS-11 ground stations […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyMQ-Next Concept Designs Feature Flying Wing
The concept designs of three companies that have acknowledged their interest in the U.S. Air Force vision for MQ-Next all feature flying wings–a nearly 550 year-old concept, first pondered by […]
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SpaceRocket Lab Ready for First Launch for U.S. Space Force
The California-based Rocket Lab is set to launch its Electron rocket for the company’s first mission for the U.S. Space Force in partnership with DoD’s Space Test Program and the […]
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Advanced / Transformational Technology
JAIC Holds Virtual Forum with Allied Nations on Artificial Intelligence Principles
The Pentagon’s Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC) held a virtual discussion on Sept. 15-16 with allied nations on ethical principles for the use of AI. The debut Partnership for Defense […]
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Air Force
Negotiations on Consideration Package for F-35 Sustainment Contracts Expected to End Soon
The Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) and Lockheed Martin [LMT] are expected to finish negotiations on a consideration package that may reduce future contract payments to the company for sustainment […]