Air Force Flies C-17 With Robot-Formed Panel After Tooling Shortage
The difficult part of replacing one damaged C-17 nose panel was not forming the metal. It was justifying the dedicated…
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USAF C-17 Flew With ISF Nose Panel After One-Off Supply Failure
The immediate problem was not damage assessment. It was manufacturing economics. A storm-damaged C-17 needed a replacement left nose panel,…
Final Marine Osprey Delivery Makes Drivetrain Reliability the 2055 Priority
The U.S. Marine Corps received its 359th and final program-of-record MV-22B Osprey on Tuesday, July 28, completing aircraft fielding nearly…
Final MV-22B Delivery Shifts 359-Aircraft Fleet to Sustainment Through 2055
The U.S. Marine Corps received its 359th and final MV-22B Osprey on July 28, 2026, completing two decades of procurement…
Lockheed’s Record $1.6 Billion F-35 Spares Award Expands Support Through 2033
Lockheed Martin received a $1.603 billion order on July 15, 2026, to supply initial spare parts for the F-35 fleet,…