Tue, May 01, 2007
First Squadron To Deploy In 2012
The first squadron of F-35 Lightning IIs isn't slated to go into
operation until 2012... but the system that will serve as the
information backbone of the F-35 maintenance and support network is
now up and running, reports Lockheed Martin.
The F-35 Autonomic Logistics Information System (ALIS) was
formally switched on Monday, during a ceremony at Lockheed Martin
Aeronautics headquarters in Fort Worth. The ALIS environment,
developed in conjunction with Lockheed Martin Simulation, Training
& Support, will start by capturing real time flight test data
from Lightning II test aircraft.
"No such system has ever been activated so early in a military
aircraft program, and with up to 4,500 F-35s to support in the
coming years, the magnitude of its importance is clear," said Dan
Crowley, Lockheed Martin executive vice president and F-35 program
general manager.
"Historically, operation and support have accounted for about
two-thirds of a fighter's lifecycle costs. F-35 aims to reduce
those expenses significantly, starting with an extremely reliable
aircraft and our sophisticated data management system, ALIS," said
Tom Burbage, Lockheed Martin executive vice president and general
manager of F-35 Program Integration.
"Each F-35 will constantly monitor its own systems and
automatically relay information to ALIS. In turn, ALIS will provide
an information infrastructure that captures, analyzes, identifies
and communicates F-35 characteristics and data, providing
information and decision support for every Lightning II user
worldwide, on land or at sea," said Kimberly Gavaletz, Lockheed
Martin vice president for F-35 Autonomic Logistics and Global
Sustainment.
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