Frank Wolfe
Articles By Frank
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Intelligence Community
NGA/U.S. Space Force Joint Mission Management Center ‘First Step’ in DoD/IC/Allied Imagery Integration
While analysts with intelligence experience have pointed to gaps in the integration of National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA)-provided commercial imagery into the daily workflows of combatant command staff and front-line military […]
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SpaceU.S. Space Force Commercial Space Office Considering ‘Automated Network Orchestration’
U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command’s Commercial Satellite Communications (SATCOM) Office (CSCO)–a part of the Commercial Space Office in Chantilly, Va., under the leadership of Col. Richard Kniseley–is contemplating “automated […]
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Air ForceUSAF Building New Site for Testing B-2 Flight Component RCS and Antenna Calibration
By September next year, the U.S. Air Force is to establish a new Composite Aircraft Antenna Calibration Facility (CAACF) at Hill AFB, Utah for testing flight components’ radar cross section […]
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Special OperationsSOCOM Reduces Planned Armed Overwatch Need to 62 from 75, GAO Says, Questioning Program Value
The U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) in March reduced its requirement for 75 L3Harris Technologies‘ [LHX] AT-802U Sky Warden aircraft for SOCOM’s “Armed Overwatch” mission to 62, the Government Accountability […]
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Air ForceNew Acquisition Strategy for Sentinel Likely in 18-24 Months
A new acquisition strategy for the Northrop Grumman [NOC] future LGM-35A Sentinel ICBM to pass Milestone B is likely 18 months to two years away, as the U.S. Air Force […]
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Air ForceWittman Says Met with Northrop Grumman to Discuss Need to Reduce APG-85 Test Time
Rep. Robert Wittman (R-Va.), the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee’s tactical air and land forces panel, said on Wednesday that he has met with Northrop Grumman [NOC] to […]
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Space
NGA Director Suggests Commercial Imagery Meeting COCOM Timelines
Vice Adm. Frank Whitworth, the director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), suggested last week that commercial imagery was meeting the timelines of combatant commands (COCOMs). “Our day is really […]
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Intelligence CommunityNGA Launches Accreditation Pilot for AI Models
Amid popular, and some military, concern about the timely accuracy and applicability of artificial intelligence (AI), the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) is launching a pilot program for accrediting geospatial intelligence […]
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Air ForceUSAF Awards RTX F-22 Sensor Upgrade Contract Possibly Worth More Than $1 Billion
While the U.S. Air Force’s manned Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) fighter has an uncertain future, the service is moving forward with upgrading sensors on the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-22. […]
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Air ForceLockheed Martin Awarded $5.1 Billion in F-35 Contracts
Lockheed Martin [LMT] is receiving $5.1 billion in three contracts for the F-35 Lightning II fighter, including Block 4 related upgrades, DoD said on Aug. 28. The largest contract–$3.9 billion […]