Frank Wolfe
Articles By Frank
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Air ForceNorthrop Grumman Awarded $135 Million Contract for ALCM Refurbishment
The U.S. Air Force on Sept. 2 awarded Northrop Grumman [NOC] a $135 million contract for refurbishment of the inertial navigation system of the Boeing [BA] AGM-86B Air Launched Cruise […]
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Air ForceM-Code Navigation System for F-22 and E-2D Finishes Critical Design Review, Northrop Grumman Says
Northrop Grumman [NOC] said on Sept. 2 that its Embedded Global Positioning System (GPS)/Inertial Navigation System (INS)-Modernization, EGI-M, has passed a critical design review (CDR). The CDR marked the completion […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyCaptive Carry Tests of Two Hypersonic Configurations Completed, DARPA Says
DARPA and the U.S. Air Force have completed captive carry tests of two variants of the Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept (HAWC) and are ready to proceed to first free-flight testing […]
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Air ForceFirst Flight of B-21 Expected in 2022, as Air Force Moves to Lighten Training Load
The U.S. Air Force expects first flight of the Northrop Grumman [NOC] B-21 Raider in 2022, as the service moves to lighten the training road for crew members of the […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologySpace Development Agency Awards Contracts for National Defense Space Architecture Transport Layer
The Space Development Agency (SDA) on Aug. 31 awarded $281.5 million in firm, fixed-price contracts to Lockheed Martin [LMT] and York Space Systems to build 10 satellites each for an […]
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Air ForceNew Engines for B-52 Top Modernization Priority for Bombers, May Result in 30 Percent Fuel Savings
The U.S. Air Force is conducting a number of modernization initiatives to keep its fleet of 76 Boeing [BA] B-52H bombers flying to 2040 and beyond, including the Commercial Engine […]
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Air ForceU.S. Air Force F-16s Receiving AESA Radars for Cruise Missile Defense
The Northrop Grumman [NOC] AN/APG-83 scalable agile beam radar (SABR) for U.S. Air Force F-16 fighters by Lockheed Martin [LMT] is to provide 5th generation radar features akin to those […]
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SpaceSpace Force Says Upgrade Will Double Anti-Jamming Power of WGS
While U.S. policy makers discuss the implications of their view of space as a warfighting domain and envisioned satellite jamming by China and Russia, the U.S. Space Force Space and […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyNew Partnership Between Congress and Pentagon Needed, Flournoy Says
Michèle Flournoy, a candidate for defense secretary if Joe Biden wins the November election, according to defense analysts, suggested that a new relationship between the Defense Department and Congress is […]
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SpaceOfficials Still In Negotiations With Northrop Grumman And Blue Origin For Cut-Off Of LSA Funding
The U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force are continuing negotiations with Northrop Grumman [NOC] and Blue Origin over an appropriate time to end the companies’ Launch Services Agreement (LSA) funding, as […]