F-22 Maintenance Consolidation Begins

摘要

The consolidation of depot maintenance forthe F-22 Raptor at Hill AFB, Utah, began in September with the incremental transfer of work from a Lockheed Martin facility to Ogden Air Logistics Complex, Air Force Materiel Command announced Sept. 3. The decision to concentrate all of the Raptor depot modification and heavy maintenance, currently split between Ogden and Lockheed's plant at Palmdale, Calif., is intended to improve efficiency and reduce cost. A comprehensive business case analysis by the F-22 System Program Office determined the consolidation could save more than $300 million over the life of the program.