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Navy/USMC

Rolls-Royce Creates Kit To Produce 17 Percent More Power In V-22 Engines

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Friday, September 12th, 2014

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Rolls-Royce Creates Kit To Produce 17 Percent More Power In V-22 Engines

Rolls-Royce said it created a kit that can produce 17 percent more power in challenging conditions from V-22 engines. Rolls-Royce Senior Vice President for United States Government Program Tom Hartmann told Defense Daily Thursday the company’s “Hot and High Kit” for its AE1007C engines on the V-22 includes an upgrade to the engine’s turbine, known as Block 3, in addition to other software and hardware upgrades. Hartmann said the upgrade allows the AE1007C engine to produce more power in high…

Congress

Warren And Sheehy Renew Call for “Right to Repair” In NDAA

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HASC Looks To Restrict USV Deliveries Without Navy CONOPS And Strategy

The House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) fiscal year 2027 defense policy draft bill aims to restrict the Navy’s use of unmanned surface vessels (USV) until it decides on key factors […]

Congress

Gaps In Army’s Tactical Counter-Drone Capabilities Remain Concern Of HASC

A draft defense policy bill released this week says the Army is fielding counter-drone capabilities for defense of fixed sites and maneuver forces but suggests that troops at the lowest […]

Army

HASC Wants Closer Look At Army’s SBMC Program, Cites Avoiding Past IVAS Missteps

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