Frank Wolfe
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UncategorizedAdditional 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 […]
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ArmyBoeing to Test More Powerful GE Engine on CH-47, as House Appropriators Advise Restoring Block II Funding
RIDLEY PARK, Pa.—Boeing [BA] is undertaking a “beyond Block II” effort for its CH-47F Chinooks, including a testing program this year of two General Electric [GE] 7,500 horsepower T408 engines–2,500 […]
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ArmyBoeing to Start Delivering Modernized Little Birds to Night Stalkers
RIDLEY PARK, Pa. — Boeing [BA] is preparing to start delivery of modernized A/MH-6M helicopters to the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne), the “Night Stalkers,” at Ft. Campbell, Ky. “One […]
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UncategorizedBoeing Still Mum on FARA Proposal
RIDLEY PARK, Pa.—Boeing [BA] executives briefing reporters on May 16 at the company’s pre-Paris Air Show media tour remain mum on the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) design the company […]
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UncategorizedCollins Aerospace Looks to Leverage Actuation Experience for UAS, FVL, Fighter Programs
Collins Aerospace [UTX] is looking to leverage its years of experience building military actuation systems to gain a foothold in Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) programs, the Army Future Vertical Lift […]
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UncategorizedCollins Aerospace System Reduces CH-47 Cargo to Personnel Carrier Conversion Time
Converting a Boeing [BA] CH-47 from a cargo transport with the Helicopter Internal Cargo Handling System (HICHS) to a passenger helicopter used to take up to six hours, but the […]
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InternationalBoeing Delivers First Indian Air Force AH-64E
On May 10, Boeing [BA] delivered an AH-64E Apache attack helicopter to the Indian Air Force–India’s first–in a ceremony at the company’s Mesa, Ariz., production line. Indian Air Marshal AS […]
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InternationalState Department Approves $3 Billion AH-64E Sale To Qatar
The State Department has approved a $3 billion sale of 24 Boeing [BA] AH-64E Apache attack helicopters and related equipment, such as the Lockheed Martin [LMT] AN/ASQ-170 Modernized Target Acquisition and […]
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Navy/USMCDARPA And Marine Corps Cancel ARES Program For Cost Growth, Delays
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the Marine Corps have canceled the Aerial Reconfigurable Embedded System (ARES) program because of cost overruns and schedule slips. Lockheed Martin‘s [LMT] Skunk […]
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