Frank Wolfe
Articles By Frank
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ArmyCost Big Factor in GE Win on Army ITEP, As Outlined In GAO Report
In its evaluation of the two bids for the Improved Turbine Engine Program (ITEP), the U.S. Army rated Advanced Turbine Engine Company’s (ATEC) dual-spool T900 engine “outstanding” in engine […]
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UncategorizedSikorsky To Build First Six Production VH-92A Presidential Helos Under $542 Million Contract
Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky [LMT] has received a $542 million Navy contract to build six low-rate initial production VH-92A presidential helicopters as part of the Marine Corps’ plan for 23 aircraft […]
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InternationalParis Air Show Comes at ‘Pivotal Time’ for European Aerospace
European defense modernization plans for fixed wing and rotorcraft will take center stage at this year’s Paris Air Show, which is scheduled from June 16-23 at Le Bourget Exposition Center. […]
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ArmyGE Restarts ITEP Work After GAO Turns Down ATEC Protest
On May 30, General Electric [GE] re-started its work on the T901 single-spool engine for the U.S. Army Improved Turbine Engine Program (ITEP) after the Army lifted a stop-work order necessitated […]
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ArmyATEC ITEP Bid Protest Involved Three-Day Hearing With GAO, GE, Army
As part of its deliberations, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently held a three-day hearing with representatives from the Advanced Turbine Engine Company (ATEC), General Electric [GE], and the […]
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ArmyGAO Denies ATEC Protest of U.S. Army ITEP Award to GE
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) on May 30 denied the Advanced Turbine Engine Company‘s (ATEC) protest of the U.S. Army’s selection of the General Electric [GE] T901 engine for […]
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UncategorizedLeonardo DRS Sees Future in Survivability Systems
Leonardo DRS has developed a suite of survivability systems that the company believes represent a significant growth area. “The survivability piece is relatively fresh and growing,” Bill Lynn, the CEO of […]
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UncategorizedSierra Nevada To Install Degraded Visual Environment System on Air Force Pave Hawks
Nevada-based Sierra Nevada Corp. is to provide new capabilities for the Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk combat search and rescue helicopters by Sikorsky [LMT] to allow the helicopters to perform […]
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Additional AH-64Es, UH-60Vs advised by SASC
The Boeing [BA] AH-64E attack helicopter and the Sikorsky [LMT] UH-60V are the two prominent rotor craft plus-ups in the Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) version of the fiscal 2020 […]
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UncategorizedV-280 Has Met All Tech Demo Key Performance Parameters in Flight Testing, Bell Says
The Bell [TXT] V-280 Valor advanced tiltrotor has met all U.S. Army Key Performance Parameters (KPPs) for the Joint Multi-Role Technology Demonstration (JMR-TD) program in flight testing, and the company plans […]