Frank Wolfe
Articles By Frank
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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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InternationalLockheed 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 […]
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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 […]