Frank Wolfe
Articles By Frank
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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), […]
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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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