Frank Wolfe
Articles By Frank
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Air ForceCurtiss-Wright Introduces HUNTR Gateway to Reduce Fratricide, Speed Mission Completion
Curtiss-Wright‘s [CW] Massachusetts-based Tactical Communications Group (TCG) has introduced the Hub and Network Translator (HUNTR), a next generation Tactical Data Link (TDL) translator to simplify military communications, reduce fratricide and […]
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Navy/USMCCubic Corporation Working on Full Motion Video Link for F-35
San Diego-based Cubic Corp. [CUB] is working on a Video Data Link (VDL) for the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 to provide ground force Joint Terminal Attack Controllers (JTAC) full-motion video […]
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Air ForceMilitary to Have 2,936 Aircraft with ADS-B Out by Jan. 1, Air Force Says
The Pentagon will have 2,936 aircraft equipped with Automatic Dependence Surveillance-Broadcast (Out) by the FAA-mandated deadline of Jan. 1, according to the U.S. Air Force, the military service in charge […]
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Navy/USMCBell 407GXi Achieves IFR Certification Required for Navy Trainer Competition
About a month after the FAA cleared the Leonardo TH-119 to fly in inclement weather under instrument flight rules (IFR), on Aug. 15 Bell [TXT] received IFR certification for the […]
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ArmyArmy Plans Addition of Ka Band for Gray Eagle to Bolster Communications
The Army plans to add Ka-band satellite communications capability for its fleet of General Atomics MQ-1C Gray Eagle UAVs, the military service said on Aug. 13. General Atomics is to […]
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Air ForceCollins Aerospace to Modernize Pentagon Test Range Systems
Collins Aerospace, a division of United Technologies Corp. [UTX], is set to modernize test range systems for the U.S. Air Force, Navy and Army under a $7.6 million set of […]
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UncategorizedBell Air Taxi Work May Lead to Military Applications, Snyder Says
Engineers developing the Bell [TXT] Nexus air taxi are helping drive innovations that may lead to hybrid electric military air vehicles in the near term and all electric military air […]
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InternationalFrench Armed Forces Herald U.K. Chinooks’ Participation in Mali Operations
The French Armed Forces last week heralded the year-long participation of three British Royal Air Force HC Mk 5 Chinook helicopters in French counter-terror operations in Mali, as the French […]
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ArmyArmy to Hold Future Long Range Assault Aircraft Industry Day July 31
The office of the U.S. Army program manager for Future Vertical Lift-Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) plans to hold an industry day in Huntsville, Alabama, on July 31 to […]
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Business/FinancialTextron Expects Bell 407, 429 Production to Ramp Up By End of Year
Textron‘s [TXT] second quarter 2019 financial results were mixed, as the company reported $3.2 billion in revenue, $500 million lower than last year, but earnings per share of $.93, compared […]