Frank Wolfe
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SpaceRocket Lab USA Completes Preliminary Design Review for SDA Communications Satellites
Rocket Lab USA [RKLB] said that it has completed the Preliminary Design Review (PDR) phase for the U.S. Space Force Space Development Agency’s Tranche 2 Transport Layer (T2TL)-Beta program. “This […]
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CongressWicker Bill Has Provisions Favoring Non-Traditional Defense Companies
The bill introduced by Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) Chairman Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) on Dec. 19th contains provisions that may favor defense start-ups and non-traditional defense contractors, such as Palantir […]
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SpaceYork Space Systems Announces Satellite Linkage with SpaceX Bird
A question mark for the U.S. Space Force Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) has been whether one company’s satellites would link with other companies’ birds, but […]
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Air ForceUSAF Awards Boeing Nearly $616 Million for EPAWSS Full Rate Production
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Boeing [BA] a nearly $616 million cost-plus contract through Dec. 31, 2030 for full rate production (FRP) of the AN/ALQ-250 F-15 Eagle Passive Active […]
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SpacePTS-P Build and Design Done, Northrop Grumman Says
Northrop Grumman [NOC] said on Monday that it has finished building and testing the company’s Protected Tactical SATCOM Rapid Prototype (PTS-P) payload and has delivered it to the company’s Gilbert, […]
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Nuclear ModernizationBoeing Sustainment Work for B61-12 May Carry Over to B61-13
The U.S. Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center (AFNWC) at Kirtland AFB, N.M., may extend planned, Boeing [BA] sustainment work for the B61-12 to the B61-13, which the company is developing. […]
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Air ForceAir Force Over-the-Horizon Radars Facing Delays
Section 138 of the Fiscal 2024 National Defense Authorization Act called for the Air Force to start buying up to six over-the-horizon radars–the first two to be in the United […]
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SpaceBlue Origin Receives FAA License for New Glenn
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved the first launch of Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Fla. “The FAA determined Blue Origin met all […]
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Air ForceMusk “Needs to Learn A Little Bit More” About Operator Needs, Kendall Says
While top Trump advisor Elon Musk has suggested a near-term end to manned fighter aircraft, such as the F-35, and their replacement by artificial intelligence-enabled drones, former and current DoD […]
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Navy/USMCBid Protest Looms in Navy $3.5 Billion TACAMO Award to Northrop Grumman
A bid protest by a Collins Aerospace and Sierra Nevada Corp. (SNC) team is looming for a nearly $3.5 billion Take Charge and Move Out (TACAMO) U.S. Navy award to […]
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