Frank Wolfe
Articles By Frank
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Air ForceMore Muscle Behind Base and Shelter Hardening Needed, Boozman Says
The U.S. Air Force and other military services need to put more muscle behind base and shelter hardening to protect critical aircraft and other assets, Sen. John Boozman (R-Ark.), the […]
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ArmyArmy 25th Infantry Division Switching Out Howitzers for HIMARS
The U.S. Army’s 25th Infantry Division at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii plans to replace eight 105mm and six 155mm howitzers with 16 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) launchers by Lockheed […]
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SpaceHASC Bill Would Make TacSRT a ‘Program of Record’
The House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) fiscal 2026 defense bill would require the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to establish a Title 10 requirement for the tactical, surveillance, […]
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Air ForceAccelerate HACM Production Ramp, HASC Advises USAF
The U.S. Air Force plan to field a limited number of RTX [RTX] Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missiles (HACM) by 2028 has led to a stated concern by the House Armed […]
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PentagonCongressionally Established DoD Progress Payment Pilot Program On Hold
Section 874 of the fiscal 2024 National Defense Authorization Act authorized the DoD acquisition chief to “establish and implement a pilot program to incentivize contractor performance by paying covered contractors […]
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Air ForceMassive Ordnance Penetrator Modification Program Delayed By Build of Surrogate Targets
The key element of the modification program for the Boeing [BA] 20-foot, 30,000 pound GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP) is the Large Penetrator Smart Fuze (LPSF). L3Harris Technologies‘ [LHX] L3 […]
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SpaceClassification Remains Barrier to DoD Space Information Sharing with Allies
Classification remains a barrier to U.S. space information sharing with allies, according to the Government Accountability Office (GAO). “DoD has grappled for years with many of the challenges that currently […]
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SpaceUSSF MILNET Block II to Link With SDA Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture
The National Reconnaissance Office’s (NRO) MILNET Block I has around 200 satellites, including SpaceX Starshields, for communications and future space-based ground moving target indication. Now, the U.S. Space Force is […]
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Air ForceMissiles and Munitions Top USAF Unfunded Priorities List
Missiles and munitions dominate the U.S. Air Force’s fiscal 2026 unfunded priorities list (UPL). At the top is $300 million for the AIM-260 Joint Advanced Tactical Missile (JATM) by Lockheed […]
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CongressHouse Panel Continues Probe on Counter-Drone Efforts at U.S. Bases
Last month, Rep. William Timmons (R-S.C.), the chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform’s military and foreign affairs panel, asked DoD, the Department of Justice, and the […]