Frank Wolfe
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Air ForceAFGSC Conducts Test of Unarmed Minuteman III
U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) said on Wednesday that it conducted a routine, reliability flight test of an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile at 1 a.m. Pacific […]
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Air ForceMH-139A Begins Initial Operational Test and Evaluation
The Boeing [BA] and Leonardo MH-139A Grey Wolf has begun initial operational test and evaluation (IOT&E), the U.S. Air Force said. “Three MH-139 IOT&E flights took place during the week […]
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CongressHASC Leaders Ask Service Chiefs to Identify “Obsolete” Weapon Systems, Other Cuts
House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) and Ranking Member Adam Smith (D-Wash.) asked the military service chiefs last Friday to identify “obsolete” weapons systems and other possible areas […]
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Air ForceAnnual F-15EX Operations and Support Costs Lower Than F-35’s, AFLCMC Says
Annual operations and support (O&S) unit costs for the Boeing [BA] F-15EX are lower than those for the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35, according to the U.S. Air Force Life Cycle […]
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SpaceU.S. Space Force Looking for Ground Support for MEO Missile Warning/Tracking
U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) may award a contract for management and integration of the ground portion of the Resilient Medium Earth Orbit Missile Warning and Tracking System […]
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SpaceWill Fixed Price Contracts Spell the End of the Space Force CRWL?
The company on the U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command (SSC) Contractor Responsibility Watch List (CRWL) may be off the list soon, as the service looks to fixed price contracts […]
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SpaceU.S. Space Force Looks to Accelerate Shift to Fixed Price Contracts
The U.S. Space Force is moving to shift a traditional 50-50 cost plus versus fixed price development contract split even more toward the use of fixed price contracts with low […]
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PentagonDoD May Issue Rapid Prototyping/Defense Acquisition Reform Plan This Week
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth may issue a memorandum on rapid prototyping and acquisition reform this week, as the Pentagon considers scaling up the work of the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU). […]
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SpaceSen. Blumenthal Looking Into Possible Musk Conflicts of Interest in DOGE/SpaceX Work
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), the ranking member of the investigations panel of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and a senior Democrat on the Senate Armed Services […]
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InternationalU.S. State Department Approves More Than $7 Billion In Arms Sales to Israel
The U.S. State Department has approved more than $7 billion in arms sales to Israel, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said on Friday. The sales include $660 million for […]
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