Frank Wolfe
Articles By Frank
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ArmyFVL ‘Absolutely Fundamental’ to Army Maneuver Warfare Against Near Peer, Milley Says
The Army Future Vertical Lift program is “absolutely fundamental” to the service’s ability to execute maneuver warfare against a near peer threat, like Russian and Chinese forces, Army Chief of […]
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ArmyArmy May Face Trade-Off Between CH-47F, Block II and AH-64E New Builds
As the FY 2020 budget season gets underway, the U.S. Army may face the issue of whether to push Congress for more funding for Boeing [BA] CH-47F, Block II upgrades […]
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ArmyNo Nunn-McCurdy Breach on CH-47F Block II ‘To My Knowledge,’ McCarthy Says
Will the U.S. Army’s planned 10 percent reduction in the service’s buy of Boeing [BA] CH-47 Block II upgrades result in a Nunn-McCurdy breach–a unit cost increase of 15 percent […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Budget Plan Delays Buy of Amphibious Ships
While U.S. Navy/Marine Corps requirements call for 38 amphibious ships to support the simultaneous deployment of two Marine Expeditionary Brigades, the Navy has not budgeted for any such ships in […]
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UncategorizedArmy to Trim CH-47 Upgrades by 10 percent, McCarthy says
U.S. Army Undersecretary Ryan McCarthy said on Wednesday that the Army will buy 10 percent fewer Boeing [BA] CH-47F Block II upgrades than planned to fund top modernization priorities, such […]
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Army Lays Out $790 Million Funding Request for Future Vertical Lift R&D
The Pentagon FY 2020 budget request includes about $790 million for Future Vertical Lift (FVL) research and development. That includes about $94 million for FVL technology under basic research and […]
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Bell Demonstration Pilot Cites Stability, Digital Capabilities in Bid for Navy Trainer
ATLANTA–Proud Puerto Rican native, Genaro Camacho, a demonstration pilot for Bell [TXT] and a former U.S. Army OH-58D Kiowa Warrior pilot, remembers flying 8 to 10 hours with his hands […]
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ATEC Protests Army Engine Award to GE, as ATEC President Calls T900 ‘Clearly’ the Best Value
The Advanced Turbine Engine Company (ATEC) on Feb. 19 lodged a protest with the Government Accountability Office on the U.S. Army’s recent decision to award General Electric [GE] a $517 […]
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Unmanned SystemsRussia Unveils ‘Kamikaze’ Drone at IDEX 2019 Show
Russia’s ZALA Aero Group, the unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) division of Kalashnikov, unveiled a “kamikaze” drone–the KUB-BLA–at the International Defense Exhibition and Conference (IDEX) in Abu Dhabi on Feb. 17. […]
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BudgetAerospace Industries Association Urges Flexibility in Export Policy on UAS
The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) is urging policy makers to consider the weight, speed, and range of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) so as to allow U.S. company exports of such […]