Frank Wolfe
Articles By Frank
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Air ForceHouse Defense Appropriators Reject Cancellation of USAF E-7
House defense appropriators propose $500 million in fiscal 2026 for the U.S. Air Force E-7A Wedgetail airborne early warning aircraft by Boeing [BA] and turn back the Trump administration’s bid […]
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Air ForceUSAF Says Wind Tunnel Testing Validated F130 Engine Inlet Redesign, As B-52 CERP Looks to Enter Development This Summer
The U.S. Air Force said that wind tunnel testing that finished last week validated inlet redesign of the Rolls-Royce F130 engine for the U.S. Air Force’s Commercial Engine Replacement Program […]
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Air ForceAir Force May Build Microreactor at Eielson AFB, Alaska
The Department of the Air Force and the Defense Logistics Agency’s energy office plan to award California-based Oklo, Inc. [OKLO] a 30-year, firm fixed price contract for a microreactor, likely […]
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Air ForceDoD Looks to End USAF E-7 in Fiscal 2026 Budget Request
The Pentagon is looking to end the U.S. Air Force (USAF) E-7 Wedgetail airborne early warning aircraft by Boeing [BA] in the Trump administration’s upcoming full fiscal 2026 budget request. […]
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CongressWill Section 301 of SPEED Act Decrease or Increase DoD Contract Prices?
House Armed Services Committee (HASC) staffers contend that removing the existing Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) mandate for a significant number of contracts at or above $7.5 million will benefit all […]
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InternationalKurilla: More Multi-Year Procurement, Co-Production Would Spur Production Capacity Increase for FMS
U.S. Army Gen. Michael Kurilla, the head of U.S. Central Command, on Tuesday advised a scrapping of the U.S. foreign military sales (FMS) process and a do over. “I think […]
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ArmyDoD May Acquire Modification and Repair Rights for Aircraft, Ships, Vehicles, House Defense Appropriators Propose
As Congress and the military services consider easing restrictions on service members repairing their own equipment, House defense appropriators want to allow military depots to compete with companies for sustainment […]
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Air ForceHouse Defense Appropriators Open Door to More Than 9 F-35 Developmental Test Planes, Bar Integration of Alternate Engine
The House Appropriations Committee defense panel is proposing the allowance of more than nine developmental test F-35 fighters. Section 219 of the fiscal 2025 National Defense Authorization Act increased the […]
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Air ForceZelenskyy Re-Iterates Call for U.S. Air Defense Systems, As DoD Diverts APKWS to Middle East
On Sunday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy re-iterated his call for the provision of U.S. air defense systems to aid his country in repelling Russian kamikaze drone attacks, the most numerous […]
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Air ForceNo More Than 8 U-2 Retirements Allowed in FY 2026, House Appropriators Say
By next year, the U.S. Air Force has wanted to retire its U-2 Dragon Lady surveillance aircraft by Lockheed Martin [LMT], yet the House Appropriations Committee’s defense panel wants to […]
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