Frank Wolfe
Articles By Frank
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyAFRL To Issue Solicitation Soon on New, “Rocket Cargo” Vanguard Program
The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) plans to issue a solicitation soon on a new Department of the Air Force Vanguard program–Rocket Cargo, a science and technology (S&T) effort to […]
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Special OperationsLeidos Touts Its Bronco II Offering for SOCOM Armed Overwatch Program
U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) has awarded a contract to a Leidos [LDOS] team to enter its Bronco II aircraft into the next phase of SOCOM’s Armed Overwatch program, the […]
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Air ForceNearly $1.4 billion for Extra Dozen F-15EXs Heads Up Air Force’s $3.4 Billion UPL
The U.S. Air Force’s fiscal 2022 unfunded priorities list (UPL) includes nearly $1.4 billion for an extra 12 Boeing [BA] F-15EXs to help the service mitigate a looming fighter force […]
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SpaceDepartment of Air Force Budget Has Clues on U.S. Space Force Program for Space-Based GMTI
Although the classified budget may cloak U.S. efforts to develop a space-based ground moving target indicator (GMTI) radar, the Department of the Air Force’s fiscal 2022 request sheds some light […]
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CongressPentagon Drones Have Flown Twice the Flying Hours of Manned Aircraft
Pentagon unmanned aerial systems (UAS) have flown twice the flying hours of manned, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) planes flying missions comparable to those of the drones, per a new […]
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Air ForceAir Force Awards Contract for Up to Six More BACN Planes
The U.S. Air Force awarded Wichita-based Learjet Inc. a contract worth potentially $464.8 million for delivering up to six Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) Bombardier Global 6000 aircraft by May, […]
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UncategorizedSOCOM Requests $170 Million for Six Armed Overwatch Aircraft
U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) is requesting $193 million for the Armed Overwatch program in fiscal 2022, including $170 million in procurement for six aircraft. The $193 million would be […]
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Air ForceU.S. Air Force Could Lose Two Squadrons of F-15C/Ds in Fiscal 2022
The U.S. Air Force would lose two squadrons of Boeing [BA] F-15C/D air superiority fighters if Congress enacts the service’s fiscal 2022 budget plan. The Air Force plans to reduce […]
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SpaceU.S. Space Force Requests $800 Million Increase in R&D, $456 Million More for Acquisition
The U.S. Space Force (USSF), which became an independent military service in December, 2019, is requesting $11.3 billion for research and development (R&D) in the service’s fiscal 2022 budget–an $800 […]
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Air ForceU.S. Air Force Proposes Divestments of 201 Aircraft, Big Increases for GBSD, NGAD
The U.S. Air Force fiscal 2022 budget request proposes the retirement of 201 aircraft to help pay for $28.8 billion in requested research and development (R&D) funding–a $2.2 billion increase […]