Lockheed Martin completed modernization and delivery of the 29th C-5M Super Galaxy earlier this week from its facility at Marietta, Ga., the company announced. The former C-5B, serial number 84-0062 was flown to Stewart ANGB, N.Y., where it will undergo interior refurbishment before redelivery to its operational unit at Travis AFB, Calif., according to Lockheed. C-5M upgrades include new engines and structural modifications under the Reliability Enhancement and Re-engining Program and new cockpits though the Avionic Modernization Program. The company is upgrading a total of 52 legacy C-5s to Super Galaxy standards. The aircraft was delivered on July 28 and will become the 11th C-5M assigned to Travis.
Fresh off its most ambitious test yet of an autonomous cargo plane, the Air Force is preparing to go even bigger by deploying and operating another such aircraft for an entire year.
