Frank Wolfe
Articles By Frank
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COVID-19Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office Moves to Reduce COVID-19 Supply Chain Impact
The U.S. Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office (RCO) has taken action to reduce the supply chain impact of COVID-19, including using workers at Wichita-based SpiritAerosystems, Inc. [SPR] who had been […]
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Air ForceU.S. Air Force Planning to Integrate Project Maven Into ABMS Exercise Next Month
The U.S. Air Force is planning to integrate Project Maven into a test of the service’s Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) next month. The Air Force has requested $3.3 billion […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyDARPA Awards Northrop Grumman for AI Work Under Gamebreaker Program
The Defense Advanced Research Project Agency’s (DARPA) Strategic Technology Office (STO) recently awarded Northrop Grumman [NOC] a contract under the agency’s Gamebreaker program, the company said on Aug. 12. Gamebreaker […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyState Department and DoD Move to Expand Bans on Huawei and ZTE, as CNAS Proposes Open Interfaces Approach
The U.S. State Department and DoD are moving to expand bans on the use of telecommunications equipment by Chinese firms, Huawei and ZTE, for 5G networks, as the Center for […]
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Air ForceRoper: ‘Digital Engineering the Successor to Stealth,’ as Air Force Acquisition Office Completes NGAD Acquisition Plan
The U.S. Air Force acquisition office finished its acquisition strategy for the Next-Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program last week, and the service is trying to build support for the program […]
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SpaceAir Force Determining Cut Off Date for LSA Funding for Northrop Grumman and Blue Origin
The U.S. Air Force is to determine when to shut off Launch Services Agreement (LSA) funding for Northrop Grumman [NOC] and Blue Origin, the two companies that lost out in […]
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WeaponsB-52 Conducts Third and Final Captive-Carry Flight Test of ARRW, Booster Test Next
The U.S. Air Force conducted its third and final captive-carry flight test of the Lockheed Martin [LMT] AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) under the wing of a B-52H bomber […]
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UncategorizedUnited Launch Alliance and SpaceX Receive $653 Million in Launch Contracts
The U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC), in partnership with the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), on Aug. 7 awarded United Launch Alliance (ULA), composed of Lockheed Martin […]
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SpaceIn Response to House Cost Concerns with NSSL, Acquisition Office Says Launch Represents Just 13 Percent of Total R&D and Procurement Budgets
In response to House appropriators’ concerns that the National Security Space Launch (NSSL) program represents 40 percent of the U.S. Space Force’s $2.5 billion procurement budget request, the office of […]
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Air ForceDelivery of 18 to 24 F-35s Likely Delayed Due to COVID-19, Lockheed Martin Says
COVID-19 is likely to delay the delivery of 18 to 24 Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 Lightning II fighters by several months, a company official said on Aug. 6. “Our goal […]