An Air Force Robot Made the C-17 Part No Vendor Would
The lab would let engineers test automated boom control on a real KC-135 tail section before flight trials, officials said.
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US Air Force flies first robot-formed C-17 nose panel
A US Air Force C-17 Globemaster III recently sat unflyable for nearly 17 months because no supplier would build the tooling to make one nose panel. The aircraft returned to service on July 30, 2026, only after a US Air Force research unit formed the part using a robot instead, the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) disclosed. The airlifter, tail number 01-0194, belongs to the Air Force Reserve Command’s 445th Airlift Wing at Wrig…
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Air Force TimesAn Air Force robot made the C-17 part no vendor would
A U.S. Air Force robot made a replacement part for a damaged C-17 Globemaster III when no vendor would.
U.S. Air Force wants to test robotic boom control on old KC-135 tanker
The U.S. Air Force wants to build a fake airplane tail in an Ohio lab, and the reason traces back to one of the most dangerous stretches American aerial refueling crews have faced in over a decade. The Air Force Research Laboratory issued a request for information seeking industry partners to help install what it […]
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