Frank Wolfe
Articles By Frank
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyAF Chief: Digital Engineering ‘Key Aspect’ of NGAD
While Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown would not elaborate on the records set in the flight debut of the Next-Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) fighter, he said […]
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SpaceNASA Administrator Suggests Challenge to Nations Violating OST Liability Convention
Nations that damage satellites are ripe for legal challenge under the 1972 Liability Convention to the 1967 Outer Space Treaty (OST), NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine suggested on Sept. 22. In […]
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SpaceWideband Global Satcom-11 Satellite to Feature Agile Beams to Avoid Jamming
The U.S. Space Force’s Wideband Global Satcom-11 (WGS-11) communications satellite will feature agile beams to avoid jamming, but a possible Mitigation and Anti-Jam Enhancement (MAJE) upgrade for WGS-11 ground stations […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyMQ-Next Concept Designs Feature Flying Wing
The concept designs of three companies that have acknowledged their interest in the U.S. Air Force vision for MQ-Next all feature flying wings–a nearly 550 year-old concept, first pondered by […]
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SpaceRocket Lab Ready for First Launch for U.S. Space Force
The California-based Rocket Lab is set to launch its Electron rocket for the company’s first mission for the U.S. Space Force in partnership with DoD’s Space Test Program and the […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyJAIC Holds Virtual Forum with Allied Nations on Artificial Intelligence Principles
The Pentagon’s Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC) held a virtual discussion on Sept. 15-16 with allied nations on ethical principles for the use of AI. The debut Partnership for Defense […]
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Air ForceNegotiations on Consideration Package for F-35 Sustainment Contracts Expected to End Soon
The Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) and Lockheed Martin [LMT] are expected to finish negotiations on a consideration package that may reduce future contract payments to the company for sustainment […]
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Air ForceF-35 Program and Lockheed Martin Starting Transition to Cloud-Based Logistics Program
The F-35 Joint Program Office and Lockheed Martin [LMT] have begun a transition to the the Operational Data Integrated Network (ODIN) cloud-based logistics program from the nearly 20 year-old Autonomic […]
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Air ForceAir Force Negotiating with Boeing on Communications Upgrade for KC-46
The U.S. Air Force and Boeing [BA] are negotiating the terms of a contract for Pegasus Combat Capability (PC2) Block I for the company’s KC-46 Pegasus air refueler–a contract which […]
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Air ForceRoper: Air Force Developing Two eSats, Has Flown NGAD Demonstrator
The U.S. Air Force is developing two digitally engineered satellites–so-called “eSats”–and has flown a full-scale demonstrator of its Next-Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) fighter, service acquisition chief Will Roper told the […]