Air Force Materiel Command workers at Warner-Robins Air Logistics Center, Robins AFB, Ga., have been busy, working more than 4,000 hours since July to produce 112 replacement wiring harnesses for the F-15 Eagle. Six technicians from the ALC’s 402nd Electronics Maintenance Group made the harnesses, which provide all the secondary power for all the pertinent systems on the aircraft. The new harnesses are going to save the Air Force thousands of dollars in depot maintenance, say service officials.
As Air Force leaders consider concepts of operations for Collaborative Combat Aircraft, sustainment in the field—and easing that support by using standard parts and limiting variants—should be a key consideration, according to a new study from AFA's Mitchell Institute of Aerospace Studies.