Oct. 7, 2022 Air Force’s Mobility Flex Procurement releases eVTOL Request for Information The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, or AFLCMC, Mobility and Training Directorate’s Heavy Airlift Division, Mobility Flex Procurement, released a Request for Information, or RFI, Oct. 6, 2022, to understand the maturity of electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing vehicles, or eVTOLs, for
Sept. 26, 2022 Safety tips for hurricane evacuation, shelter-in-place Tips for safely evacuating or sheltering-in-place during a major hurricane.
Sept. 26, 2022 ‘Accelerate Change or Lose’: Applying Brown’s action order to modernize aircraft GPS The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, is working on the next generation aircraft navigation system.
Aug. 30, 2022 Stock Control System Professionals collaborate, track assets On a daily basis, the Air Logistics Complex’s take on the monumental task of maintaining thousands of aircraft. The Stock Control System (SCS) is one of the primary Air Force logistics and financial systems enabling this massive task.
Aug. 25, 2022 OC-ALC unveils DOD-first in additive manufacturing The Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex and Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Propulsion Directorate, along with industry partner General Electric, recently held a ribbon cutting ceremony for the Complex’s second Reverse Engineering and Critical Tooling lab which hosts 3D metal printers
Aug. 25, 2022 OC-ALC Unveils DOD-first in Additive Manufacturing The Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex and Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Propulsion Directorate, along with industry partner General Electric, recently held a ribbon cutting ceremony for the Complex’s second Reverse Engineering and Critical Tooling lab which hosts 3D metal printers
Aug. 16, 2022 WR-ALC completes first HC-130J aircraft D-Check for AFSOC The Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex completed its first D-Check on a CH-130J Super Hercules aircraft for the Air Force Special Operations Command.
July 21, 2022 LAIRCM team wins prestigious award When Airmen fight, a key defensive system many take with them is the Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures System (LAIRCM), which detects, tracks, jams and prevents surface-to-air missiles from impacting aircraft.The team responsible for the acquisition, sustainment and modernization of LAIRCM,
July 18, 2022 B-1 training device to get Virtual update Leveraging research and development work done under a Phase II SBIR contract, the Simulators Division B-1 Training Systems team executed a contract modification to update the Cockpit Procedures Trainers with a new device that meets expanded capacities for B-1 aircrew training.
June 25, 2022 Air Force selects future aircrew helmet The helmet prototype was chosen after Air Combat Command initiated the search for a next-generation helmet to address issues with long-term neck and back injuries, optimize aircraft technology, improve pilot longevity, and provide better fitment to diverse aircrews.