Air Force and industry technicians installed new, reengineered wings on the 100th A-10C as part of the Enhanced Wing Assembly Program on the Ogden Air Logistics Complex line at Hill AFB, Utah, Aug 20. “The first A-10 took over a year to complete—442 days to turn it around” when the program began in 2012, Ogden ALC Commander Brig. Gen. Carl Buhler noted in a release. “Today I’m proud to announce that this jet took 172 days … that’s nine months of aircraft availability given back to our warfighters,” he added. Boeing and Ogden technicians are re-winging and structurally reinforcing a total of 173 A-10s to extend their service lives through 2040. “The new wings will allow the aircraft to fly another 10,000-12,000 flight hours,” 521st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron technician Monte Marcos said. “They are also strengthening the fuselage so it will last as many flight hours as the wings,” he added.
SDA’s Next Phase of Data Transport Satellites on Hold
June 30, 2025
The long-term future of one of the Space Development Agency’s two satellite constellations is on hold as officials study the options for replacing a planned “data transport layer” with one or more commercial solutions. President Trump’s proposed 2026 defense budget...