Frank Wolfe
Articles By Frank
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Air ForceB-21 Begins Weapons Testing at Edwards AFB, Calif.
On Friday, the U.S. Air Force and Northrop Grumman [NOC] said that weapons testing for the company’s B-21 Raider had started a week prior when the future stealth bomber released […]
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Navy/USMC2028 Target for U.S. Navy to Receive 30 MUSVs
The Department of the Navy plans to field 30 Medium Unmanned Surface Vessels (MUSVs) by the end of 2028. “What’s the delivery time to build a DDG today–how many years?” […]
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Navy/USMCAffordability Factor in U.S. Navy Baseline Requirements for SSN(X)
The Virginia-class (SSN-774) submarines have unit costs between $3 billion and $4.5 billion, but the U.S. Navy wants the future SSN(X) boats to be cheaper despite their envisioned higher payloads […]
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Air ForceUSAF Looks for Company Insights on AFLRW Acquisition Strategy
The U.S. Air Force wants industry insights on the service’s acquisition strategy for the future Air Force Long-Range Weapon (AFLRW). Deemed controlled unclassified information, a second AFLRW request for information […]
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CongressNo Path To Defense Reconciliation, Including GOP’s $350 Billion, Coons Says
Top Senate Democrats threw cold water on any GOP plans for a $350 billion fiscal 2027 reconciliation bill, or any defense reconciliation bill, before a new Congress is sworn in […]
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Air ForceF-35 Program Still Lacks Adequate Tracking of Parts, GAO Says
The Pentagon still does not have adequate tracking of 26 million DoD-owned parts worth $31 billion for the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 fighter, the General Accountability Office (GAO) said in […]
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SpaceRocket Lab Gets $150 Million Conditional Loan Commitment from Pentagon OSC for Neutron
Rocket Lab [RKLB] is receiving a $150 million conditional loan commitment from the Pentagon’s Office of Strategic Capital (OSC), DoD said on Monday. “The loan would support Rocket Lab’s efforts […]
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Air ForceHivemind Enabled Drone Teaming for USAF CCA Last Month, Shield AI Says
Shield AI’s Hivemind recently enabled manned-unmanned teaming and, in a separate test, drone teaming for the U.S. Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program, the company said on Monday. The […]
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SpaceBridenstine: First Quantum Space Delivery ‘Will Be Well Ahead’ Of 2031 First Task Order Due Date Under Andromeda
Rockville, Md.-based Quantum Space believes its satellites will be ready for U.S. Space Force low Earth orbit to geostationary orbit (GEO) maneuvers and rendezvous and proximity operations (RPO) several years […]
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Air ForceUSAF Spare Parts Assurance A Three-to-Five-Year Effort
The U.S. Air Force said that spare parts assurance to fill in a $14 billion gap is a three-to-five-year effort. The fiscal 2027 $4.3 billion in critical spare parts requested […]