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 by Allen Cone Washington (UPI) Jan 14, 2019
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin Aeronautics a $131.6 million contract for sustainment engineering services for the military branch's largest jet, the C-5, the Pentagon announced. The work, which is expected to be completed by Jan. 25, will be performed at its headquarters in Marietta, Ga., as well as in Fort Worth, Texas and Palmdale, Calif., the military announced Friday. This contract is the result of a sole-source acquisition. Obligated are funds from the fiscal 2019 transportation working capital funds; and operations and maintenance funds in the amount of $23,543,771. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center at Robins Air Force Base, Ga., is the contracting activity. The C-5, which is nearing 50 years old, is used to transport cargo. The C-5 Galaxy can carry twice as much load as any other aircraft, including six Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles or up to five helicopters The Air Force now owns 52 Super Galaxy aircraft, which are only assigned to four units worldwide. Its wingspan is 222.8 feet and its height is 65.8 feet, according to Lockheed's website. In 2015 at Travis Air Force Base in California, a crew set 45 aeronautical records on a single flight. It included records for altitude with payload of approximately 37,300 feet as well as marks for time to climb, including 4 minutes 36 seconds to attain 9,843 feet altitude; and with payloads up to 264,554 pounds.
Air Force accepts first KC-46A Pegasus tanker Washington (UPI) Jan 10, 2019 The U.S. Air Force accepted its first KC-46A Pegasus tanker aircraft from Boeing, the Chicago-based company said Thursday. The military branch's acceptance signals the beginning of the delivery process for Boeing, which is under contract to provide 52 of an anticipated 179 KC-46A tankers to the Air Force, the company said in a news release. Six KC-46 aircraft have already undergone more than 3,800 hours of flight testing and provided more than 4 million pounds of fuel to other aircraft, includi ... read more
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