Frank Wolfe
Articles By Frank
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Air ForceU.S. Air Force Releases Arctic Strategy to Guide Power Projection, Deterrence Efforts
The U.S. Air Force on July 21 released what it called the service’s first Arctic Strategy to meet competitive threats from Russia and China. The 14-page strategy, accompanied by a […]
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CongressHouse Oversight Committee Hearing To Address F-35 Spare Parts Issues
A July 22 hearing of the House Oversight and Reform Committee is to tackle spare parts issues with the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 Lightning II fighter. “The hearing will examine […]
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Special OperationsSierra Nevada Continues Work On DVE Systems For Air Force, Army Helicopters
Sierra Nevada Corp. (SNC) is continuing its work to build and field degraded visual environment (DVE) systems for DoD helicopters, including the U.S. Air Force HH-60 combat search and rescue […]
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Air Force
Air Force Buying Anti-Jam JDAM Kits in Response to PACAF Urgent Need
The U.S. Air Force is buying Strategic Anti-jam Beam-forming Receiver Y-code (SABR-Y) GPS and antenna kits for Boeing [BA] Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM) in response to an urgent operational […]
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ArmyDraper Designing Autonomous Software Suite for Small Army UAS
Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc. is designing an autonomous software suite for small, handheld unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) weighing about half a pound or less–systems that may fly 20 minutes […]
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CyberHouse Appropriators Encourage Pentagon to Move to ‘Zero Trust’ Cybersecurity Architecture
The House Appropriations Committee is encouraging the Pentagon to move toward a cybersecurity Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) model being tested at U.S. Air Force’s Air Combat Command (ACC). “The committee […]
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SpaceU.S. Space Force Working with U.K. on Small Satellites, Space Deterrence, SATCOM, Launch
The U.S. Space Force is working with the United Kingdom on military space projects and looking into further areas of cooperation. Areas of interest include small satellites, space deterrence and […]
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SpaceU.S. Space Force Launches Four Classified Payloads for NRO Aboard Minotaur IV
The U.S. Space Force on July 15 launched four classified payloads for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) aboard a Northrop Grumman [NOC] Minotaur IV rocket from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport […]
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Air ForceFielding of MQ-9 Follow-On Envisioned Before 2030, Air Force Acquisition Chief Says
Air Force acquisition chief Will Roper on July 14 said that he envisions fielding a multi-mission follow-on to the General Atomics’ MQ-9 Reaper by 2030 and that he hopes to […]
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Air ForceBoeing Awarded $1.2 Billion Contract For First Lot Of F-15EX Fighters
The U.S. Air Force on July 13 awarded Boeing [BA] an almost $1.2 billion contract for the first lot of eight F-15EX fighters. Under the terms of the agreement, the […]