Frank Wolfe
Articles By Frank
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Uncategorized‘North Star’ Federal Government Vision for Future Space Needed, Report Says
The U.S. Space Force and other federal entities must formulate a top-level space vision and protect future space commerce, according to a new, 86-page report from the Air Force Research […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyRoper Foresees U.S. Air Force ‘Logistics at the Edge’ Capabilities
Air Force acquisition chief Will Roper envisions the service fielding “logistics at the edge” capabilities to counter adversary’s attempts in future conflicts to disrupt U.S. supply chains, rather than to […]
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Air ForceAFWERX Base of the Future Initiative Examining Innovative Capabilities, Including AI
The AFWERX Fusion 2020 Base of the Future virtual event this week is to showcase 370 proposals that are in the running for U.S. Air Force prototype contracts for artificial intelligence […]
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SpaceGen. Raymond Discusses U.S. Space Force Efforts to Reduce Duplication
U.S. Space Force’s function as the go-to organization for military space and the Space Force’s partnerships with other nations have led and will lead to a significant reduction in the […]
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Unmanned SystemsAir Force Awards Skyborg Contracts with Possible Ceiling of $400 Million
The U.S. Air Force on July 23 awarded contracts worth a possible value of $400 million to Boeing [BA], Northrop Grumman [NOC], General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. and Kratos Defense […]
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InternationalState Department Approves Possible FMS Sale to Chile for F-16 Modernization
The State Department has approved a possible $634.7 million Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Chile of modernization equipment for the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-16 fighter. The Chilean Air Force, Fuerza […]
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WeaponsAFRL Moving Forward with Miniature Self-Defense Missile, As Raytheon Secures Contract
The Air Force Research Laboratory’s (AFRL) munitions directorate at Eglin AFB, Fla., is moving forward with research and development on a miniature self-defense missile (MSDM), as Raytheon [RTN] beat out […]
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Special OperationsHouse Appropriators Advise $80 Million Cut to SOCOM “Armed Overwatch” Procurement Request
The House Appropriations Committee is recommending cutting $80 million from the U.S. Special Operations Command’s (SOCOM) $101 million procurement request for the “Armed Overwatch” program in fiscal 2021. Last year, […]
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Air ForceDefense Contract Management Agency Negotiating with Lockheed Martin on Possible F-35 ALIS Repayment
Since April, Lockheed Martin [LMT] and the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) have been negotiating a possible repayment by Lockheed Martin of $183 million to $303 million of awarded F-35 […]
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PentagonAerojet Rocketdyne Announces Completion of Second Series of Propulsion Tests for Hypersonic Missile
Aerojet Rocketdyne [AJRD] said on July 21 that it has finished a second series of propulsion system tests under the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) Operational Fires (OpFires) program […]