The Air Force now has an unusual one-stop, 24-hour technical support center to help solve any F/A-22 Raptor maintenance issues. Lockheed Martin said the TSC, located at Marietta, Ga., is “a first in contractor sustainment support.” The center comprises contractor and USAF personnel, who have 24-hour access to technical data, engineers, and program officials—all bent on shortening the turnaround time for support services.
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.