Frank Wolfe
Articles By Frank
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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 […]
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UncategorizedLeonardo DRS Sees Future in Survivability Systems
Leonardo DRS has developed a suite of survivability systems that the company believes represent a significant growth area. “The survivability piece is relatively fresh and growing,” Bill Lynn, the CEO of […]
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UncategorizedSierra Nevada To Install Degraded Visual Environment System on Air Force Pave Hawks
Nevada-based Sierra Nevada Corp. is to provide new capabilities for the Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk combat search and rescue helicopters by Sikorsky [LMT] to allow the helicopters to perform […]
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Additional 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 […]