Frank Wolfe
Articles By Frank
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Air Force
Sparking U.S. Defense Industrial Base to Meet Ukraine Defense Is Key Challenge, J-4 Says
Sparking the U.S. industrial base to churn out equipment for Ukraine is the key challenge in helping that nation defeat Russia, U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Leonard Kosinski, the Joint […]
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Air Force
B-1 Bomber Crews Train with Swedish Air Force Gripen Fighter Pilots
Two U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers from Ellsworth AFB, S.D.’s 28th Bomb Wing deployed to Luleå-Kallax Air Base, Sweden, to train with Swedish Air Force Saab JAS 39 Gripen fighters […]
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Army
Wormuth: Lack of Fiscal 2024 Appropriations and Supplemental Passage Harms U.S. Army Transformation
Congressional dawdling reflected in the pedestrian passage of continuing resolutions (CR) and the lack of approval of regular fiscal 2024 appropriations and the proposed Emergency National Security Supplemental Act harms […]
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Advanced / Transformational Technology
Calvelli: Industry Low Balling to Win Space Contracts ‘Has to Stop’
A top Department of the Air Force official laid down the gauntlet to industry on Feb. 23 to help field space systems more rapidly to counter China. “It all comes […]
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Air Force
Congress Considering DoD Reprogramming to Ramp Up, Accelerate Replicator
DoD submitted a reprogramming request to Congress on Jan. 31, and legislators are trying to understand the Pentagon’s funding needs for the Replicator initiative, which was part of the reprogramming […]
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Space
SDA Director Backs Raising Small Business Award Caps, Advises Small Companies to Team with Primes
Space Development Agency Director (SDA) Derek Tournear on Feb. 23 suggested that the U.S. Chamber of Commerce lobby Congress to raise the $2 million small business innovation research (SBIR) award […]
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Air Force
AFRL Scientist: ‘Culture’ Vital Part of Effective Autonomous Systems
Enabling multiple, collaborative Pentagon autonomous systems to learn from experience and adapt in fluid environments is a significant challenge for drones, a U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) official said […]
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Air Force
Senate-Passed Supplemental Has $5.4 Billion for Counter Drone, Artillery, Air Defense, Munition Parts
A $95.3 billion fiscal 2024 supplemental/foreign aid bill passed by the Senate on Feb. 13 has $5.4 billion to increase production of counter UAS, artillery, air defense, and munitions’ components, […]
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Air Force
New PACAF Commander Sees Heightened Emphasis on Base Defense
As the U.S. Air Force embarks upon a reorganization to improve the service’s position to counter China, Air Force Gen. Kevin Schneider, who assumed the helm of Pacific Air Forces […]
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Air Force
Northrop Grumman Says Shroud Fly-Off Tests for Sentinel Mark ‘Significant Progress’
Northrop Grumman [NOC] said on Feb. 20 that several recent tests at Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, Calif., reflect “significant progress” in the engineering, manufacturing and development (EMD) phase […]
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