The first C-130 transport that will undergo a radically new maintenance process being applied to the entire C-130 fleet arrived as planned July 31 at Robins AFB, Ga., home of the Warner Robins Air Logistics Center, the C-130 fleet’s depot. It is the first of three C-130s that will enter the ALC before year’s end to validate the new high-velocity maintenance process, which is designed to shorten the time that individual C-130s are down for maintenance and inspections, thereby making more of them available on a daily basis for missions. Under HVM, C-130s will enter the depot every 18 months instead of every five to six years as the practice has been. The Air Force has also approved HVM for the B-1B fleet and is assessing it for the F-22. (Robins report by Ed Drohan) (For more, read High Velocity Maintenance in the August issue of Air Force Magazine.)
Competitors Not Picked for CCA Look Forward to Increment 2
April 25, 2024
While none of the major aircraft contractors were selected to develop the Collaborative Combat Aircraft, all three say they are seeking further autonomous aircraft work for the Navy, foreign partners, or in the classified arena, and maybe future versions of the CCA itself.