Frank Wolfe
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ArmyFARA Offering by AVX/L3 Made to Satisfy Requirements from Get Go, L3 Says
PARIS AIR SHOW–Now the president of L3 Technologies’ [LLL] surveillance and strike systems sector, Luke Savoie said that he remembers an Army OH-58 Kiowa Warrior crew member firing an M4 […]
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Navy/USMCBell Aims at Increasing V-22 Mission Readiness Rates by 10 to 12 Percent
PARIS AIR SHOW—Bell [TXT] and Boeing [BA] are aiming to increase V-22 mission readiness rates by 10 to 12 percent through removing 8 of the 10 wiring interface boxes on the […]
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UncategorizedRaytheon, Northrop Grumman Team to Build Hypersonic Weapons
PARIS AIR SHOW—Raytheon [RTN] and Northrop Grumman [NOC] signed a teaming agreement here on June 18 to build hypersonic weapons under the $200 million Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept (HAWC) program […]
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InternationalL3 Joint Venture With Saudi Arabian Company ‘Key Milestone’ in L3 International Growth Plan, CEO Says
PARIS AIR SHOW—L3 Technologies [LLL] is to help Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI) develop electro-optical and infrared sensors and special mission systems for use by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia […]
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InternationalSikorsky Looks To German and Israeli Heavy Lift Competitions
PARIS AIR SHOW–Germany is expected to release its RFP for a heavy lift helicopter competition this summer, and Sikorsky [LMT] officials consider the opportunity a major one for the company’s […]
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InternationalDassault Unveils Future Combat Air System Mock Up
PARIS AIR SHOW—Dassault Aviation unveiled a mock up of the Future Combat Air System on June 17 here, as government and company officials signed an FCAS Industry Agreement on Demonstrator […]
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UncategorizedU.S. Officials Consider Retaliation If EU Does Not Relax Draft EDF and PESCO Language
PARIS AIR SHOW–U.S. officials have raised the possibility of blocking European defense companies from U.S. competitions, if the European Union does not relax the proposed rules of the $14 billion […]
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International
Lockheed Martin Seeking Foreign Customers for Maritime C-130Js
PARIS AIR SHOW—Lockheed Martin [LMT] has performed engineering studies on a maritime patrol version of its C-130J aircraft and believes that NATO and Asia/Pacific nations may have an interest in […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyCollins Aerospace Sees Big Demand For New, Retrofit ‘Fly-By-Wire’ System
PARIS AIR SHOW—Collins Aerospace [UTX] and Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky [LMT] are highlighting an advanced fly-by-wire retrofit kit to allow autonomous flight in medium and heavy helicopters and fixed wing aircraft. […]
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Air ForceGE Sees Bright Decade Ahead in Military and Commercial Aircraft Engines
PARIS AIR SHOW–Bolstered by its win in February in the U.S. Army Improved Turbine Engine Program (ITEP), General Electric [GE] sees a bright decade ahead in military and commercial aircraft […]