Frank Wolfe
Articles By Frank
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Air ForceDivesting Legacy Platforms Key Challenge for Air Force, Monasco Says
Divesting legacy platforms to pay for modernization is the key challenge for the Department of the Air Force, according to Undersecretary of the Air Force-nominee Shon Monasco. “The biggest challenge […]
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SpaceBarnes: Rapid Reprogramming for U.S. Space Force Would Retain Program Oversight
Rapid re-reprogramming through portfolio management would retain congressional insight into space programs and oversight of them, a leading U.S. Air Force official said last week. Deputy Assistant Secretary of the […]
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InternationalLockheed Martin Bids F-35 for Canada Future Fighter Competition
Lockheed Martin [LMT] is bidding its F-35 fighter for the Royal Canadian Air Force Future Fighter competition to replace 76 Boeing [BA] CF-18s, according to a July 30 submission to […]
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Missile DefenseMilitary Space Officials Continue Discussions on Missile Defense Architecture
U.S. Space Command and officials at the Pentagon are examining what resilience a missile defense architecture needs to have and what DoD can afford, as officials assemble the Program Objective […]
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PentagonHighnam: DARPA Work Has Aided COVID-19 Vaccine Development
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) past vaccine work has aided the search for a COVID-19 vaccine, Peter Highnam, DARPA’s acting director, told the Defense Writers Group in a […]
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Air ForceNORTHCOM Nominee ‘Optimistic’ on Acceleration of Next Generation Interceptor
Air Force Lt. Gen. Glen VanHerck, the nominee to head U.S. Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command, told the Senate Armed Services Committee on July 28 that he shares […]
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SpaceInhofe Delays FCC Commissioner Approval Until Nominee Agrees to Overturn Ligado Order
Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) said on July 28 that he has placed a hold on the nomination of Mike O’Rielly to become the commissioner of the […]
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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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AFWERX 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 […]