Frank Wolfe
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ArmyAir-to-Air Refueling For FVL “Increasingly Important” For Army Special Operations Pilots
NASHVILLE–An air-to-air refueling capability for a Future Vertical Lift (FVL) platform will be “increasingly important” for U.S. Army Special Operations Aviation Command, as the command seeks to sustain its operational […]
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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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Army 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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