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.
General Atomics, the maker of one of the Air Force’s first Collaborative Combat Aircraft, has ambitious plans for its family of semi-autonomous drones beyond the FQ-42, including a flying-wing aircraft capable of carrying out both reconnaissance and strike missions. Meanwhile, the Air Force Research Laboratory announced a new program to…