Frank Wolfe
Articles By Frank
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SpaceAfter Review Of 60 Programs Last Year, 2026 Is SSC’s Year Of Execution, Purdy Says
In 2022, U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command got guidance from Frank Calvelli, then the Space Force’s service acquisition executive (SAE), to move to fixed-price contracts, limit non-recurring engineering costs, […]
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SpaceSpace GMTI Partially Moves To Procurement Funding Account
The Space Force effort to develop and field Ground Moving Target Indication (GMTI) satellites has partially moved to procurement. The Space Force requested more than $1 billion in research and […]
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SpaceSpace Force To Undertake Pilot Acquisition Reform Program, Appropriators Say
Under language in the fiscal 2026 defense appropriations conference bill, the Space Force would undertake a pilot program for the Pentagon in the development of sustained program expertise. In April […]
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Space$528 Million For Two More GPS IIIFs, As Appropriators Seek DAF Annual Commitment To Program
Two Lockheed Martin [LMT] GPS III Follow-On (GPS IIIF) satellites receive $528 million in funding from congressional appropriators in their negotiated fiscal 2026 defense bill, as they seek an annual […]
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Air ForceDefense Appropriations Conferees Provide $900 Million Boost For Boeing E-7 Wedgetail
The Boeing [BA] E-7 Wedgetail for the U.S. Air Force receives a $900 million boost to $1.1 billion in the fiscal 2026 defense appropriations conference bill which prohibits the Pentagon […]
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Unmanned SystemsEstonian Conference This Month May Dovetail With Pentagon Swarm Forge Effort
Florida’s Ondas Inc. [ONDS] established its Ondas Capital business unit last September to invest $150 million in two years to scale up “mature and combat-proven defense technologies” initially focused on Ukraine. […]
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Navy/USMCHead Of U.S. Fleet Forces Command Outlines Navy Need For Larger Missile Stable
The Navy needs a significantly larger stable of missiles, such as the more than $2 million unit cost Tomahawks and Standard Missiles (SMs) by RTX‘s [RTX] Raytheon in order to […]
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Air ForceUSAF To Pursue Degraded Visual Environment System For HH-60W Without Helmet Mounted Display
To save funds, the U.S. Air Force plans to pursue a Degraded Visual Environment System (DVES) without a helmet mounted display (HMD) for the Lockheed Martin [LMT] Sikorsky HH-60W Jolly […]
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Business/FinancialNorthrop Grumman Says It’s In Tune With Rapid Production Goal In DoD-L3Harris Agreement
Northrop Grumman [NOC] said that it is in tune with the rapid production goal that the Pentagon said motivated its agreement with L3Harris Technologies [LHX] to spin off the latter’s […]
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Navy/USMC“Wartime Footing” Message Not Reaching Some In Industry, Phelan Says
While Pentagon officials have said that the Defense Department is sending a clear “wartime footing” demand signal to industry to encourage companies to increase capacity and increase their system build […]