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New Type of Non-Structural Modification Contract to Return C-5 Transports to Fleet More Rapidly

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New Type of Non-Structural Modification Contract to Return C-5 Transports to Fleet More Rapidly
Airmen assigned to the 22nd Airlift Squadron from Travis AFB, Calif. offload 120,000 pounds of cargo from a C-5M Super Galaxy on April 1 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. An all-female crew assigned to Travis AFB flew the C-5M that delivered 120,000 pounds of cargo from Joint Base Lewis–McChord, Wash. to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. (U.S. Air Force Photo)

A new type of aircraft modification contract, focused on non-structural avionics, electrical and mechanical upgrades, is to return U.S. Air Force C-5M Super Galaxy transports by Lockheed Martin [LMT] to service more rapidly than traditional contracting, the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) said this month. Lockheed Martin delivered the C-5, the largest plane in the Air Force inventory, between 1970 and 1989. The 52 C-5Ms are re-engined earlier versions of the C-5. Last October, AFLCMC's Mobility and Training…

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