Frank Wolfe
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Air Force
Boeing Announces Delivery of First Production MH-139A
Boeing [BA] said on Aug. 5 that it has delivered the first MH-139A Grey Wolf production helicopter to the U.S. Air Force to protect the ICBM fields and transport government […]
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Air Force
Senate Appropriators Advise $200 Million Add For Sentinel
While the U.S. Air Force says it is restructuring the LGM-35A Sentinel next generation ICBM program and taking back the 2020 engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) decision, Senate appropriators are […]
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U.S. Air Force Expecting Delivery of Next T-7As for Flight Test Program
DAYTON, Ohio–The U.S. Air Force is expecting Boeing [BA] to deliver its second and third T-7A Red Hawk trainers in short order to the service to aid the test program […]
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Weapons Integration Priority for USAF Bombers PEO
DAYTON, Ohio–Weapons integration, especially for the Indo-Pacific, is a stated priority for Brig. Gen. Erik Quigley, the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s program executive officer (PEO) for bombers. “As […]
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Air Force
USAF Modernizing F-22, As Future of Manned NGAD in Question
DAYTON, Ohio–As the U.S. Air Force considers its next steps on the manned Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) fighter in light of a “pause” announced here this week by Air […]
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Air Force
“We’ve Got Chips,” CV-22 Pilot Radios Before Nov. 29 Crash
The pilot of the CV-22—Gundam 22 (G22)–that went down last Nov. 29 in an exercise off Japan radioed the pilot of a companion CV-22—G21–that “we’ve got chips” in the left-hand […]
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Air Force
‘Affordable Mass’ Concept in Play for USAF Fighters and Munitions
The concept of “affordable mass” for the U.S. Air Force to deter China plays not only in the service’s discussions on whether to build a manned Next Generation Air Dominance […]
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Air Force
USAF Undertaking Cost Reduction for B-52 Modernization
DAYTON, Ohio–The U.S. Air Force is undertaking a cost reduction effort for the B-52 Commercial Engine Replacement Program (CERP) and the Radar Modernization Program (RMP), which has not reached but […]
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Advanced / Transformational Technology
USAF Continues Work on KC-46A Cat 1 Deficiencies, Including a Seventh
DAYTON, Ohio–This spring, the U.S. Air Force found that fuel pump vibration on the Boeing [BA] KC-46A was damaging a duct–a seventh Category 1 deficiency on the tanker, service officials […]
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Air Force
CCA Autonomy Contracts Awarded to Five Vendors
DAYTON, Ohio–The U.S. Air Force in the last few months awarded classified contracts to five vendors–a mix of traditional defense companies and non-marquee ones–for the autonomy piece of the Collaborative […]
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