KEEP ’EM FLYING
In
the world of aircraft maintenance, the old maxim "if it's not broken,
don't fix it" is about to go the way of the horse and cart, thanks to
advances in system prognostics and autonomic logistics. Helping spearhead
the move towards an active approach to aircraft maintenance is a major
C-17 Globemaster III support program initiative called Integrated Fleet
Management.
The initiative is designed to bolster C-17 maintainability and availability
while lowering operating and support costs. The C-17 IFM program is part
of the overall Integrated Defense Systems strategy to understand the enduring
needs of customers and provide value-added solutions that meet their requirements
and increase the effectiveness of military systems.
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A veteran lineup
Alaska,
often called "The Last Frontier," is perhaps the newest frontier for ballistic
missile defense. Home to brown bears, Mount McKinley and the Northern
Lights, Alaska is now also home to the linchpin of the American ballistic
missile defense system with the construction of the Ground-based Midcourse
Defense launch complex at Ft. Greely.
Boeing Integrated Defense Systems, as prime contractor
for GMD, manages the construction of the missile silo field and ultimately
will be responsible for integrating all the components of the GMD system
to form the initial defensive capability the current administration requires
in 2004. Concurrently, Boeing IDS and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency
are working aggressively to meet this deadline. Central to that initial
capability is the Ft. Greely site.
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The legacy of Syncom
Every
capability delivered by The Boeing Company's satellites over the last
40 years descended from a spacecraft launched July 26, 1963, that measured
approximately two feet high by two feet wide.
"Revolutionary" might seem a grandiose description
for such a modest cylinder, but all subsequent Boeing satellites, most
notably those that support lifesaving defense, weather-monitoring and
intelligence applications, bear the legacy of Syncom 2, the world's first
geosynchronous communications satellite.
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