The Warner Robins Air Logistics Center gathered a team of contractors to answer a distress call from Air Force Special Operations Command. AFSOC needed more C-130 aircraft to refuel its combat search and rescue and special ops helicopters—right now. According to the Macon Telegraph, the ALC at Robins AFB, Ga., will turn over the first newly modified C-130—a 40,000-man hour project—within two months. Last week, the ALC team ran a successful power up.
Sticker Shock Drags Out USAF’s E-7 Negotiations with Boeing
April 18, 2024
While a deal on the E-7 Wedgetail airborne battle management jet may come soon, negotiations are stuck on the high price Boeing is asking for the development jets, Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said recently.