Frank Wolfe
Articles By Frank
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Air ForceB-21 May Move From Two Pilots To One Pilot, One WSO
The U.S. Air Force B-21 Raider stealth bomber by Northrop Grumman [NOC] may have a crew of one pilot and one weapons systems officer (WSO) instead of two pilots, as […]
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Air ForceYFQ-44A Has First Flight, Anduril Planning for Weapons Shot Next Year
Anduril Industries‘ YFQ-44A Fury prototype drone for the U.S. Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program had its debut flight Oct. 31 at a California test site, according to the […]
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Air ForceDifficulty Ahead For USAF In Meeting 1,558 Combat Coded Fighter Goal
The Air Force will have problems meeting its goal of 1,558 combat-coded manned fighters in the next decade–a number laid out by the service in a required fighter force structure […]
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CongressRep. Smith Argues “Don’t Have Any More Of These Hegseth-Inspired Pauses” in Ukraine Aid
While the amount of Defense Department aid for Ukraine is enough, the nation may need the U.S. to bolster its contribution in the coming months, according to Rep. Adam Smith […]
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Air ForceUSAF “Boneyard” Personnel to Show Industry Reps B-52H Carriage Equipment to Be Modified for LRSO
Next month, Air Force personnel from the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group at the Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz., “boneyard” in the Sonoran Desert plan to show industry representatives examples of […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyX-59 Flies For First Time From USAF Plant 42
The X-59 supersonic aircraft by Lockheed Martin‘s [LMT] Skunk Works division had its first flight from U.S Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, Calif., the company said on Tuesday. Billed […]
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SpaceNominee For Assistant Secretary Of Defense For Space Policy Wants Review Of Commercial Strategies
Marc Berkowitz, the nominee for assistant secretary of defense for space policy, wants to review commercial space strategies upon taking office. Berkowitz was an assistant deputy undersecretary of defense for […]
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CongressRepurposing Of Reconciliation Funds For DoD Not A Solution, PSC Says
Using fiscal 2025 reconciliation law dollars to plug Defense Department fiscal holes from the government funding hiatus is untenable, warns the Professional Services Council (PSC), a group of 400 federal […]
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WeaponsAvio Plans More Than $400 Million Spend, Much of It on U.S. SRM Production
Shareholders in Italy’s Avio SpA have approved the company’s $465 million 10-year investment plan targeted at building solid rocket motors (SRMs) for DoD missiles and munitions. “The core of Avio’s […]
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SpaceSpace Systems Command Wants Comments Soon On RG-XX “Andromeda” Draft Solicitation
U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) wants industry insights by Nov. 7 on SSC’s draft solicitation for the RG-XX program. “This draft solicitation is for an indefinite delivery indefinite […]