Frank Wolfe
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Air ForceRolls-Royce: F130 Engine for B-52 Passes CDR
Rolls-Royce said on Friday that its F130 engine passed a U.S. Air Force Critical Design Review (CDR)–a step “clearing the way for final development, test, and production efforts to proceed […]
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CongressWittman: Pentagon ‘Must Become a Software-Centric Organization’
The relative new kids on the defense block, such as Anduril and Palantir [PLTR], stand to win big, if one reads behind Thursday comments by Rep. Rob Wittman (R-Va.), the […]
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InternationalUSAF Awards Leidos Up to $987 Million for Taiwanese F-16 Sustainment
As Taiwan awaits the arrival of new Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-16 Vipers to help counter China, the U.S. Air Force on Wednesday announced a $987 million contract to Leidos [LDOS] […]
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Air ForceDepartment of Air Force Has 20 Percent More Infrastructure Than Needed, Official Says
The Department of the Air Force (DAF) has 20 percent more infrastructure, including bases, than needed, a department official said on Wednesday. “Fact–we probably have about 20 percent more infrastructure […]
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SpaceNext-Gen OPIR GEO Enters System Testing
Lockheed Martin [LMT] said that its first Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (Next-Gen OPIR) Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO) Block 0 satellite has advanced to system level testing at the company’s plant […]
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SpaceL3Harris Announces Completion of PDR for Company’s Tranche 2, Tracking Layer Satellites
L3Harris Technologies [LHX] said on Tuesday that it had finished Preliminary Design Review (PDR) to develop 18 satellites with infrared payloads for the U.S. Space Force’s Space Development Agency (SDA) […]
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Air ForceManned NGAD Will Be Program to Watch in New Administration
Given SpaceX founder Elon Musk’s recent statement that manned fighters are “obsolete in the age of drones” and his role as a top adviser to President-elect Donald Trump, one of […]
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SpaceAcceleration of Commercial Space for National Security Likely Under Trump
The incoming administration of President-elect Trump is likely to propose a ramping up of commercial space to serve national security needs, according to a new paper from the National Security […]
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SpaceRocket Lab Launched Hypersonic Test Last Month, Company Says
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. [RKLB] said on Dec. 9 that it launched a suborbital mission last month to test hypersonic technology for the Pentagon’s Multi-Service Advanced Capability Hypersonics Test Bed […]
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Air ForceFielding Working Satellite Ground Systems First Priority in House-Senate Language
Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration Frank Calvelli has said that it makes no sense to field cutting-edge satellites without the requisite ground systems in […]