Frank Wolfe
Articles By Frank
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Air ForceACC Commander Says He Expects NGAD Choice This Year
U.S. Air Force Gen. Kenneth “Cruiser” Wilsbach, the head of Air Combat Command (ACC), said on July 10 that he still expects the service to make a Next Generation Air […]
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Air ForceSASC Wants Report on Possible Deployment of 450 Sentinels
While the Pentagon on July 8 announced a further cost overrun and development delay for the U.S. Air Force LGM-35A Sentinel future ICBM by Northrop Grumman [NOC], the Senate Armed […]
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Air ForceUSAF Sticks with GE, As Foreign Nations Consider F-15EX Buys with Pratt & Whitney Engines
While the U.S. Air Force is sticking with the General Electric [GE] F110-129 engine for the service’s F-15EX fighter by Boeing [BA], potential foreign buyers may want a possibly cheaper […]
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Air ForceSentinel Program Director Dismissed
On June 24, U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. John Newberry, the head of the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center at Kirtland AFB, N.M., dismissed Air Force Col. Charles Clegg, the […]
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Air ForceUSAF May Recompete Software Applications for STRATCOM System
Over the next three years, the U.S. Air Force plans to recompete some software application contracts for U.S. Strategic Command’s (STRATCOM) future Strategic Mission Planning and Execution System (SMPES). The […]
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SpaceU.S. Space Command ‘Eager’ for Space-Based GMTI
Gen. Stephen Whiting, the head of U.S. Space Command, said on June 24 that he does not yet know when the command is to receive the initial fielding of space-based […]
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Business/FinancialNational Security Reform Program Established by Stimson Center
The Stimson Center has established the National Security Reform Program as a vehicle to expose “waste in the military budget while offering pragmatic, forward-thinking perspectives on security policy issues – […]
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Air ForceUSAF Air Mobility Command to Analyze Counters Against Small Drones
The U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command at Scott AFB, Ill., wants industry technology ideas to improve protection for fixed wing transports against small drones weighing up to 55 pounds. […]
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Air ForceKendall: ‘Resources Are My Biggest Concern’ for Fiscal 2026
The Department of the Air Force is finalizing its fiscal 2026 Program Objective Memorandum (POM) in which the department “had to make some very tough decisions,” Air Force Secretary Frank […]
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Air ForceHigher Prices for 19 B-21s to Follow 21 in Five Lot LRIP Could Help Northrop Grumman Stave Off Losses on Program
The U.S. Air Force and Northrop Grumman [NOC] are negotiating prices for 19 B-21 Raider stealth bombers to follow the 21 scheduled for five lots of low-rate initial production (LRIP), […]