Frank Wolfe
Articles By Frank
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CongressSenate Defense Authorization Bill to Wait Until After July 4 for Floor Vote
The Senate Armed Services’ Committee’s (SASC) $923.3 billion defense authorization bill will wait for a floor vote until after the July 4 recess, Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), the Senate’s president […]
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SpaceNASA Awards Lockheed Martin $2.27 Billion for Weather Satellites
NASA said on June 18 that it awarded Lockheed Martin‘s [LMT] Littleton, Colo., operation a $2.27 billion contract for the next generation weather satellite constellation–Geostationary Extended Observations (GeoXO)– for the […]
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Air ForceHouse Defense Authorization Bill Cuts USAF NGAD By $300 Million for ‘Program Delay’
The House’s fiscal 2025 defense authorization bill, H.R. 8070, contains $3 billion for U.S. Air Force Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD)–a $300 million decrease due to an unspecified “program delay.” […]
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SpaceU.S. Space Force Awards General Atomics, Blue Origin, Viasat, CACI Laser Terminal Prototype Contracts
The United States Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) said on June 17 that it has awarded laser communication terminal prototype contracts to General Atomics, Blue Origin, CACI International Inc. […]
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CongressGAO: DoD Backing of ‘Innovation’ and Fast Fielding Yet to Pay Dividends
While the Pentagon has backed innovative approaches, such as Middle Tier of Acquisition (MTA) and commercial paths, to help speed fielding, the DoD efforts thus far are insufficient, the Government […]
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Unmanned SystemsSenate Authorizers Want DoD to Lay Out C-UAS Strategy
The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) wants the Pentagon to lay out a counter unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) strategy and to establish a counter UAS (c-UAS) task force. SASC would […]
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SpaceBlue Origin Enters NSSL Field
Under an umbrella worth up to $5.6 billion over the next five years for at least 30 launches, U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command on June 13 made its first […]
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Air Force$400 Million Add for E-7 Wedgetail Recommended by House Appropriators
The fiscal 2024 minibus, enacted in March, contains a $200 million congressional add over the U.S. Air Force request for the Boeing [BA] E-7 Wedgetail, and House appropriators have advised […]
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Air ForceHouse Appropriators’ Report Advises $324 Million Cut to Sentinel
The House Appropriations Committee (HAC) is recommending a $324 million cut to the U.S. Air Force’s research and development request of $3.7 billion for the Northrop Grumman [NOC] LGM-35A Sentinel […]
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Air ForceMerlin Labs Says $105 Million C-130J Advanced Automation Contract Stepping Stone for Other SOF Aircraft
Boston’s Merlin Labs, Inc. said on June 12 that it has received a $105 million contract from U.S. Special Operations Command to provide advanced automation for the Air Force C-130J […]