Technicians with Lockheed Martin’s C-5 Galaxy modernization program recently installed the first engine pylon on a test airframe. The Reliability Enhancement and Re-Engining Program is the second phase of a modernization program that will produce more than 70 improvements to the fleet of 112 C-5A and C-5B strategic airlifters in service.
Facing competition from fast-growing startups, Lockheed Martin is speeding up production of an “affordable, scalable” hypersonic glide body, dubbed the Next Generation Glide Body, the firm said in a June 24 release.