Frank Wolfe
Articles By Frank
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Air ForceHouse Appropriations Defense Panel Wants ‘MQ-Next’ Before 2030
The House Appropriations Committee’s defense panel (HAC-D) is recommending the reversal of the U.S. Air Force’s proposed end in fiscal 2021 of the General Atomics’ MQ-9 Reaper production line and […]
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SpaceHouse Appropriations Defense Panel Cuts Proposed Funding for NSSL
The House Appropriations Committee’s defense panel is recommending reducing the $1 billion proposed by the U.S. Space Force in fiscal 2021 for its National Security Space Launch (NSSL) program by […]
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Air ForceHouse Panel Boosts Air Force F-35s, Directs Program to Submit Answers on ALIS Support Costs
For fiscal 2021, the House Appropriations Committee’s defense panel advises funding 60 Air Force F-35A Lightning fighters by Lockheed Martin [LMT], 12 aircraft and nearly $1.2 billion above the Air […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyAir Force to Add 12 Weapons Systems for AI/ML-Informed Predictive Maintenance This Year
The U.S. Air Force is to add a dozen weapons systems to its Enhanced Reliability Centered Maintenance (ERCM) model that employs artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML) for predictive maintenance. Those systems […]
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UncategorizedABMS Envisioned as ‘Autobahn’ of Air Force Network Operations
While the U.S. Air Force has had advanced information capabilities on fifth generation Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-22 and F-35 fighters and the sensor-shooter MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aircraft […]
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BudgetHAC-D Bill Would More Than Halve Maximum DoD Reprogramming Amount
The House Appropriations Committee’s defense panel (HAC-D) has recommended more than halving the $4 billion in general reprogramming authority and $2 billion in overseas contingency operations special authority granted to […]
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Air ForceDefense Authorizers Propose Reductions in Air Force Request for Golden Horde
Congressional defense authorizers have proposed significant reductions to the Air Force Research Laboratory’s (AFRL) Golden Horde program in fiscal 2021. The Air Force has three science and technology (S&T) Vanguard […]
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Air ForceAir Force Association to Hold Annual Conference in September Virtually
In what likely marks a move toward virtual defense trade shows over the next year and possibly beyond as a way to save costs, the Air Force Association (AFA) on […]
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Air ForceF-15EX Leverages Foreign Investments in Advanced Avionics, Boeing Says
The Boeing [BA] F-15EX for the U.S. Air Force is to have a cockpit that is significantly more advanced than that of the F-15C/D and that leverages $5 billion in […]
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SpaceU.S. Air Force Collaboration with Hypergiant to Provide Satellite Retasking Within Minutes
The U.S. Air Force’s collaboration with Texas-based Hypergiant Industries is to lead to a Chameleon Constellation of 24 to 36 artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning-enabled cube satellites able to […]