Frank Wolfe
Articles By Frank
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Air ForceNumber of Options Eyed for Boeing KC-46 Tanker Role in ABMS, Company Says
Boeing [BA] said that it is examining a number of options to make its KC-46 Pegasus refueling tanker a flying cell tower for the U.S. Air Force in the fielding […]
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SpaceSpace Force Tested Geo-Location of Jamming Signals for WGS Satellites
The U.S. Space Force said on Feb. 17 that its Space and Missile Systems Center’s (SMC) Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) Mitigation and Anti-Jam Enhancement (MAJE) program demonstrated the geo-location of […]
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Air ForceU.S. Air Force and CAPE Conducting Tactical Aircraft Study, May Involve Clean Sheet for F-16 Replacement
As Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin conducts a Global Force Posture Review, the U.S. Air Force and the Pentagon’s Office of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation (CAPE) will run a tactical […]
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Air ForceBAE Systems Working on Improved M-Code GPS Receiver Under $247 Million Contract
BAE Systems said on Feb. 17 that it is working to design and build an advanced, Global Positioning System (GPS) M-Code receiver and next generation semiconductor to provide improved positioning, […]
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Special Operations‘Armed Overwatch’ Development Continues in Expectation of Fiscal 2022 Procurement
U.S. Special Operations Command’s (SOCOM) research and development into the “Armed Overwatch” program continues in expectation of a flight test this year and a procurement request in the upcoming fiscal […]
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Nuclear ModernizationNorthrop Grumman Announces Completion of GBSD Review Last November
Northrop Grumman [NOC] said on Feb. 16 that it had “successfully conducted its first major design review” for the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) baseline […]
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SpaceMontreal Company Looks To Skylark To Provide Timely Space Situational Awareness
Leaders of the U.S. Air Force and Space Force have pointed to the growing problem of orbital congestion, as they seek solutions that will decrease the chances of space collisions. […]
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Unmanned SystemsTextron’s King Air-350 Key ISR Asset For Iraqi Security Forces
Textron‘s [TXT] King Air-350 (KA-350) has been the most capable intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) asset of Iraqi Security Forces (ISF), though field reports have said that it is vulnerable […]
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Air ForceKC-46A Pegasus Refueler for Japan Conducts Maiden Flight
A Boeing [BA] KC-46A tanker for the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) had its maiden flight on Feb. 8, Boeing said. The aircraft is to be delivered to JASDF later […]
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Air ForceAFRL Looking At Flexible Effects for JDAM, Laser JDAM
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and its munitions directorate at Eglin AFB, Fla., are examining a dialable effects munition (DEM) for the 558-pound Boeing [BA] GBU-38 Joint Direct […]