The Air Force has put $103 million toward replacing a 53-year-old runway at its premier research and development test facility, Edwards AFB, Calif. The project got underway last week with a groundbreaking ceremony.
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.