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F-35 Program Grappling With Parts Management In Latest ALIS Software Version

Pat Host

Monday, September 14th, 2015

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F-35 Program Grappling With Parts Management In Latest ALIS Software Version

F-35 developer Lockheed Martin is part of the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) trade group. Photo: Air Force

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. --The F-35 program is grappling with a parts management issue in its currently fielded version of the aircraft's Automated Logistics Information System (ALIS) software, according to key officials.The ALIS version currently in the field, version 2.0.1, requires a "workaround" to properly track a part once it is delivered. This is the version of the software that was fielded when the Marine Corps declared initial operational capability (IOC) for its F-35B short takeoff and vertical landing variant (STOVL)…

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