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USAF Looking Into AI Parts Management Tools for U-2 Aircraft

USAF Looking Into AI Parts Management Tools for U-2 Aircraft
Pictured are U.S. Air Force personnel from the 9th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and 1st Reconnaissance Squadron as they work on a 9th Reconnaissance Wing two-seat TU-2S Dragon Lady on Aug. 1. The resulting flight logged more than 14 hours and over 6,000 nautical miles, the Air Force said (U.S. Air Force Photo)

The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center's high altitude ISR division is looking into artificial intelligence tools that could help manage parts and reduce sustainment costs for the Lockheed Martin [LMT] U-2 Dragon Lady surveillance aircraft--a program managed out of Warner Robins AFB, Ga. The Air Force "is conducting market research to identify potential sources that possess the ability to forecast spares, repairable, and bonded stock parts," according to a Tuesday business notice. "The U-2 airframe team has roughly 9,500…

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