Frank Wolfe
Articles By Frank
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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 […]
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Air ForceGroup of Retired USAF Flags Urge Continuation of Wedgetail, Increased F-35 Buy
A group of six former U.S. Air Force chiefs of staff and 13 other retired Air Force generals are urging Congress to fund Boeing [BA] E-7 Wedgetails to replace the […]
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SpaceImagery Support for Ukraine in “Early Access” Agreement by BlackSky
BlackSky Technology [BKSY] has two Generation-3 Earth imaging satellites on orbit and plans to have six up by the end of the year, as the company said on Tuesday that […]
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Nuclear ModernizationBuild of RTX FET To Begin In Second Quarter Of FY 2026
The build of the Family of Advanced Beyond Line of Sight Force Element Terminals (FAB-T FET) by RTX‘s [RTX] Raytheon unit is to begin in the second quarter of fiscal […]
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SpaceDoD OIG to Assess Effectiveness of U.S. Space Force Oversight of GPS OCX
The Pentagon’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) is to assess the effectiveness of U.S. Space Force oversight of the Global Positioning Satellites Next-Generation Operation Control System (GPS OCX) by RTX‘s […]
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SpaceSpace Systems Command Gives Nod to Boeing Over Northrop Grumman for Evolved Strategic SATCOM
Space Force Space Systems Command (SSC) gave a boost to Boeing‘s [BA] confidence last week, as SSC chose the company over Northrop Grumman [NOC] for a $2.8 billion contract to […]
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SpaceForecast Launch of First Six Epoch 1s Delayed Until Fiscal 2027
While Boeing‘s [BA] Millenium Space Systems was to deliver the first six Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) Epoch 1 missile warning satellites to U.S. Space Force for launch by the end […]
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SpaceCap on Contractor Indirect Cost Reimbursement to DoD for Commercial Launches Valid Through FY 2026
The cap on launch provider reimbursement to DoD for commercial launches’ indirect costs, such as road and utility modernization, around the Cape Canaveral Space Station, Fla., Vandenberg Space Force Base, […]