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Logs & Sustainment

A Hybrid Manufacturer for a Hybrid Airplane: An Update on Osprey Manufacturing

Posted on August 5, 2015 | by Robbin Laird
08/05/2015
The importance of manufacturing for national power and security is clear.
Posted in Logs & Sustainment, Manufacturability, What's New

Building an 8,000-Hour Tactical Aircraft: 21st Century Materials Technology

Posted on August 3, 2015 | by Robbin Laird
08/03/2015
One of the most overlooked features in the current discussion of the F-35 aircraft is that it was designed from the start with an additional 2000 hours of service.
Posted in Logs & Sustainment, The Integrated Distributed Combat Force, What's New

The Next Phase for the Osprey: Shaping a Global Multi-Mission Combat Asset

Posted on August 2, 2015 | by Robbin Laird
08/02/2015
It is crucial to enhance the ability to globally sustain the aircraft to ensure a smooth and successful transition to the next phase of Osprey global operations.
Posted in Logs & Sustainment, What's New

Preparing for the Next Phase of Asset Transparency: Global Operationally Sustainment Chains

Posted on August 1, 2015 | by Robbin Laird
08/01/2015
The next frontier is about mastering the production-operations sustainment cycle, and to do so when adversaries are doing their best to isolate and kill your force.
Posted in Logs & Sustainment, What's New

Shaping a 21st Century Approach to Logistics: The DLA Aviation Approach

Posted on July 27, 2015 | by Robbin Laird
07/27/2015
In this interview with Charles Lilli, the evolving approach of DLA to shape more effective sustainment strategies is the focus of attention.
Posted in Logs & Sustainment, What's New

An Update on F-35 Maintenance: The Perspective from the USS WASP and From MCAS Beaufort and Yuma

Posted on June 28, 2015 | by Robbin Laird
06/28/2015
Progress has clearly been made to date with regard to F-35 maintenance.
Posted in Logs & Sustainment, The Integrated Distributed Combat Force, What's New

Enhancing Joint Seamanship: The CO of the Donau Talks About NATO Missions

Posted on June 27, 2015 | by Robbin Laird
06/27/2015
The mission of these kinds of supply ships has recently evolved in the German navy
Posted in Logs & Sustainment, What's New

The Osprey As Enabler: Linking Coalition Warships

Posted on June 22, 2015 | by Robbin Laird
06/22/2015
The Marines have been working operations off of foreign warships as part of the process of building out an Osprey-enabled sea base, writ large.
Posted in Con Ops, Logs & Sustainment, What's New
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