Army aviation

Divine Resilience: A Testament to Faith, Love, and Hope in the Face of Hardship

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Tuesday, March 19, 2024
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CLOVIS, Calif., March 19, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- 60 years ago, author T. R. Kahn made it his mission to help others overcome their limitations. With his newest fiction book, "Sojourner: Gideon's Gift," he wants to show readers how faith, love and hope can be tools to prevail over any obstacle.

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  • With his newest fiction book, "Sojourner: Gideon's Gift," he wants to show readers how faith, love and hope can be tools to prevail over any obstacle.
  • For the first four years of David's life, he struggled to survive his premature birth and repeated high fevers, leaving him with brain damage.
  • As he slowly recovered, he was adopted by Gideon Adams, the founder of the orphanage in which David was living.
  • My parents were a big inspiration for Gideon, and my wife, Marcia, was the inspiration for David's wife, Lisa."

AllerVie Health Names Tae Kim as New CEO

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Wednesday, February 28, 2024
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Today, AllerVie Health , a national network of allergy clinics, announced Tae Kim will be the company's new chief executive officer.

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  • Today, AllerVie Health , a national network of allergy clinics, announced Tae Kim will be the company's new chief executive officer.
  • "I've had the privilege of working with and mentoring Tae since we partnered for the incredibly successful sale of Epic Health Services in 2016.
  • Prior to joining AllerVie, Kim served as the chief operating officer and chief financial officer at Martin UAV, an aerospace technology company.
  • AllerVie will continue to fulfill its mission by crafting and pioneering healthcare solutions that benefit its patients, physicians, and team members.

NAA Names James Schenck as the 2024 Whitman Trophy Recipient

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Tuesday, March 5, 2024
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WASHINGTON and TYSONS, Va., March 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Aeronautic Association (NAA) is pleased to announce that PenFed Credit Union President/CEO & PenFed Foundation CEO James Schenck has been selected as the recipient of the 2024 Bruce Whitman Memorial Trophy.

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  • WASHINGTON and TYSONS, Va., March 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Aeronautic Association (NAA) is pleased to announce that PenFed Credit Union President/CEO & PenFed Foundation CEO James Schenck has been selected as the recipient of the 2024 Bruce Whitman Memorial Trophy.
  • Created in honor of the aerospace executive and philanthropist bearing its name, Bruce was posthumously named the first trophy recipient in 2019.
  • "No one cared more about our industry than Bruce Whitman," said Jim Albaugh, NAA Chair.
  • "He dedicated his life to service, and I know Bruce would be honored to know that this year's recipient of the Whitman Trophy is James Schenck.

Zulu Pods, Inc. awarded Phase 2 contract by U.S. Army to continue development of its loss of lubrication technology with two major engine OEMs

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Thursday, February 8, 2024
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has been awarded a Phase 2 contract from the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Center (AvMC) via FirePoint Innovations Center .

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  • has been awarded a Phase 2 contract from the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Center (AvMC) via FirePoint Innovations Center .
  • The award will continue the partnership between ZPI and the Army focusing on further development of ZPI's novel loss of lubrication pod technology, the ZPod, aimed at enhancing rotorcraft combat survivability during loss of lubrication events for the next generation of military helicopters.
  • In Phase 2, ZPI will work closely with two major aerospace engine OEMs to continue lubrication testing on bearing hardware, begin digital product integration through engine interface design, and deliver an engine ready prototype for testing and evaluation by the end of 2024.
  • In Phase 1, ZPI conducted instrumented tests on its internal high-speed rig that culminated in the successful validation of its technology through a simulated loss of lubrication event.

Toray Celebrates the Commissioning of Expanded TORAYCA™ T1100 Production Capacity at its Decatur, Alabama Carbon Fiber Plant

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Monday, January 29, 2024
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The $15 million upgrade doubles the production capacity of the TORAYCA™ T1100 carbon fiber and adds critical redundancy to support the rising demand for defense applications.

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  • The $15 million upgrade doubles the production capacity of the TORAYCA™ T1100 carbon fiber and adds critical redundancy to support the rising demand for defense applications.
  • Toray's T1100 carbon fiber is vital to several United States Department of Defense (DoD) weapons systems and the Future Vertical Lift (FVL) program.
  • Toray Composite Materials America expands TORAYCA™ T1100 carbon fiber production, boosting defense market support.
  • The Decatur Plant has operation lines from precursor to carbon fiber and is one of three Toray manufacturing facilities.

Parry Labs Positions for Growth with Strategic Hires

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Monday, January 22, 2024
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With Sipe's experience leading large organization transformation efforts like MOSA across PEO Aviation, he will also help Parry Labs establish a MOSA roadmap across multiple customers to extend Parry Labs solutions while increasing affordability for the government and decreasing the time to field innovative solutions.

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  • With Sipe's experience leading large organization transformation efforts like MOSA across PEO Aviation, he will also help Parry Labs establish a MOSA roadmap across multiple customers to extend Parry Labs solutions while increasing affordability for the government and decreasing the time to field innovative solutions.
  • In addition to Sipe, Parry Labs is also bringing on Tom von Eschenbach who has deep roots in Army Aviation.
  • Additionally, he will oversee facilities and coordination activities localized to the Parry Labs Huntsville site.
  • Both are transformational leaders deeply involved in shaping the fighting force structure for Army Aviation, and have been major champions for MOSA," said Parry Labs Chief Operating Officer, Aydin Mohtashamian.

FirePoint Opens New Collaboration Facility Near Redstone Arsenal to Accelerate Army Aviation Innovation

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Tuesday, August 29, 2023
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HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Aug. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The FirePoint Innovations Center today marked the grand opening of its new Applied Innovation Center (AIC) in Huntsville, Alabama, a new collaboration, prototyping, and testbed facility aimed at accelerating technology discovery and adoption throughout Army Aviation. The new facility features two on-site prototyping and testing labs along with the resources to support partnership collaboration between private-sector emerging technology companies and U.S. Army Aviation.

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  • The new facility features two on-site prototyping and testing labs along with the resources to support partnership collaboration between private-sector emerging technology companies and U.S. Army Aviation.
  • Strategically located near the Redstone Arsenal, a hotbed of Department of Defense (DoD) and NASA aviation development, the AIC will allow Army Aviation to collaborate with cutting edge, emerging technology companies that might otherwise go undiscovered, to tailor commercial solutions for Army Aviation specific requirements.
  • For Army Aviation, it provides an opportunity to integrate and test private-sector technologies to ensure compatibility prior to acquisition.
  • To learn more or become involved in Army Aviation collaboration, visit www.firepoint.info/aic .

Parry Labs to Develop Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) Requirements for U.S. Army

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Thursday, August 3, 2023
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HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Aug. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Parry Labs, LLC has been awarded two tasks under the Aviation and Missile Technology Consortium MOSA agreement.

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  • HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Aug. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Parry Labs, LLC has been awarded two tasks under the Aviation and Missile Technology Consortium MOSA agreement.
  • These tasks will collaboratively define the Army's MOSA requirements for computing and software operating environments for all future Army Aviation procurements.
  • Parry's defining of the Army's AMCE requirement will enable interoperability and reusability of capabilities integrated across hardware and software on multiple PEO Aviation aircraft.
  • Examples include radio control, tactical messaging, Link16, weapons managers, AI/ML, Unmanned Aerial Systems/Air Launched Effects control, and Common Operating Picture.

Lulius Innovation showcases Aviation Status Dashboard and the new Aviation Max at 2023 Army Aviation Mission Solutions Summit

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Wednesday, April 26, 2023
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RENO, Nev., April 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Lulius Innovation, a veteran-owned technology startup providing data visualization and workflow software for the Department of Defense announced it will showcase its Aviation Max and Aviation Status Dashboard (ASD) at the Army Aviation Mission Solutions Summit, known as "Quad-A," in Nashville this week. ASD solves a well-known automation capabilities gap within the US Military which allows its users to see and use organizational Army Aviation data in realtime.

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  • ASD solves a well-known automation capabilities gap within the US Military which allows its users to see and use organizational Army Aviation data in realtime.
  • The US Army currently operates systems such as Aircraft Notebook (ACN) and Centralized Aviation Flight Record System (CAFRS).
  • Additionally, Lulius partnered with Dev Technology Group, Inc and Inter-Coastal Electronics to allow future integration and development of the Aviation Max platform.
  • Lulius Innovation's board of advisors include top leaders such as former United States Army Forces Commander General James D. Thurman (Ret.

Textron’s Bell V-280 Valor Chosen as New U.S. Army Long-Range Assault Aircraft

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Monday, December 5, 2022
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Textron Inc (NYSE: TXT) announced today that Bell Textron Inc., a Textron company, has been awarded the development contract for the U.S. Armys Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) program.

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  • Textron Inc (NYSE: TXT) announced today that Bell Textron Inc., a Textron company, has been awarded the development contract for the U.S. Armys Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) program.
  • "We are honored that the U.S. Army has selected the Bell V-280 Valor as its next-generation assault aircraft," said Scott C. Donnelly, Textrons chairman and chief executive officer.
  • This is an exciting time for the U.S. Army, Bell, and Team Valor as we modernize the Armys aviation capabilities for decades to come, said Mitch Snyder, president and CEO of Bell.
  • Bell and its industry partners have systematically validated the V-280 aircraft and their modular open systems approach in collaboration with the Army.