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Collins Aerospace Looks to Leverage DoD Recognition of Company’s F-16 and C-130 Brake/Wheel Sustainment

Frank Wolfe

Wednesday, March 24th, 2021

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Collins Aerospace Looks to Leverage DoD Recognition of Company’s F-16 and C-130 Brake/Wheel Sustainment

The Collins Aerospace wheel and brake package for the U.S. Air Force F-15 fighter (Collins Aerospace Photo)

Collins Aerospace [RTX] received DoD recognition in January for a performance-based logistics (PBL) effort that is projected to save the Air Force $117 million in sustainment costs on wheels and brakes for the F-16 fighter and C-130 transport, as the company looks for other PBL/carbon reutilization opportunities for the brake and wheel systems on F-15 fighters and other platforms. "Implementing carbon reutilization, the F-16 program team achieved a savings of $2.39 million in year one (16. 7 percent over the…

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