Frank Wolfe
Articles By Frank
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SpaceTrue Anomaly and Northrop Grumman Aiming to Build GHOST-R Prototypes to Reduce RG-XX Costs
The Defense Innovation Unit and U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) have awarded True Anomaly and Northrop Grumman [NOC] Geosynchronous High-Resolution Optical Space-Based Tactical Reconnaissance (GHOST-R) prototype contracts to […]
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SpaceU.S. Space Force Pins Hopes on Space-Based Radar Systems, Northrop Grumman Building GMTI System
Moving target indication (MTI) from space has been a reconnaissance dream for decades–and a challenging one to achieve. Witness the National Reconnaissance Office’s (NRO) Discoverer II effort with the Air […]
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Air ForceState Department Approves More Than $24 Billion Sale of 48 F-35As to Saudi Arabia
The State Department said on Thursday that it has approved a $24.3 billion sale of 48 Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35A fighters to Saudi Arabia. “This proposed sale will support the […]
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Space Force’s SSC Wants Industry Input on High TRL RF Cross Links for SG-XX
U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) wants companies’ inputs on high technology readiness level (TRL) radio frequency (RF) cross links for the envisioned Space-Based Surveillance Mission, SG-XX, constellation. SG-XX […]
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PentagonPentagon and Lockheed Martin Enter Agreement to Accelerate JATM Production
The Pentagon said on Thursday that it wants multi-year procurement (MYP) of the Lockheed Martin [LMT] AIM-260 Joint Advanced Tactical Missile (JATM) and that it has entered into an agreement […]
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Air ForceNo USAF Pursuit of NGAS, As Service Examines Future Self-Protection for Tankers
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.–The U.S. Air Force will not pursue a future tanker, stealthy or otherwise, but instead self-protection systems to ensure access for refueling tankers in future conflicts, the service’s […]
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CongressCBO Estimates Loss of One-Half to Two-Thirds of U.S. Missile Interceptors Since June Last Year
A new Congressional Budget Office report estimates the cost of the Iran war through Aug. 1 as $38 billion and says that the U.S. has likely depleted between one-half and […]
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Air ForceRep. Bacon Broaches APG-83 Radar for Ukrainian F-16s
Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, has broached the idea of providing the Northrop Grumman [NOC] active electronically scanned array AN/APG-83 radar for the […]
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SpaceDAF Space Acquisition Chief Looking to Draw Lessons From Munitions MYPs for Launch
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.–The Department of the Air Force is examining multi-year procurement (MYP) and flexible mission rockets as ways to boost launch capacity, in addition to the department’s consideration of […]
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Air ForceDesign for Ground Support of Sentinel ‘Has Really Turned the Corner’
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.–The ground support segment for the future LGM-35A intercontinental ballistic missile by Northrop Grumman [NOC] “has really turned the corner,” U.S. Air Force Gen. Dale White, the direct […]
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