WINTER 2011/12
The A-10 Warthog Gets Smarter - Thanks to the Efforts of Lockheed Martin's Systems Integration Lab
The U.S. Transportation Command Teams Up with Private Industry - An Interview with U.S. Air Force General Duncan McNabb, Commander of USTRANSCOM
The Avionics Revolution - How Innovations Are Changing Military Aviation
The Corpus Christi Army Depot at 50 - World's Largest Copter MRO Complex Strikes Gold
Taking Care of the Transall - France and Germany Continue Investing
Building on a Legacy of Success: U.S. Army Helicopter Avionics Upgrades
Industry’s Leading C-130 Providers

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FALL 2011 - SPECIAL SUPPORTING THE HERCULES ISSUE
Why the DOD Should Invest In Innovation
The View from Pax River: The Naval Aviation Aftermarket Today and Tomorrow
Best Kept Secrets: 2 of the Finest Names in Military Supply That Are Rarely Heard Of
Gripen Grapples with MRO: Saab Aerospace’s Innovative MRO Concepts for the JAS-39 Gripen Combat Aircraft
AWACS for the New Century Block 40/45 Mods Reinvent the U.S. Air Force's E-3 Fleet
High Velocity Maintenance: The Need for Speed in Maintaining the C-130
Eagle Eye On: MEXICO
Industry’s Leading C-130 Providers - Who To Turn To First

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SUMMER 2011
Small Business Opportunities
Expect Growth as the DOD Focuses on Improved Buying Power
Lockheed Martin's Systems Integration Lab
State of Affairs: CanadaWhat's Happening in the Canadian MilitaryAviation Industry?
Maintenance at SeaDesigning a New Class of Carrier, With Aircraft Maintenance in Mind
Testing Time for the Typhoon
Inside the Worldwide Warehouse Redistribution Services
Industry’s Leading C-130 Providers - Who To Turn To First

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SPRING 2011
Annual Fall Meetings Recap - Hercules Operators Conference, P-3 IOSC, C-130 TCG
Where Training and Maintaining Meet - MRO at Fort Rucker, Home of the World's Largest Rotor Fleet
How Export Control Reforms Will Impact the Aerospace Industry
U.S. Foreign Military Sales - Building Strategic Partnerships With Allies Worldwide
The Boneyard: End of the Road?. . . Not!
The Heat Is On - The Temperature is Rising in One of the Most Eagerly Awaited Military Aircraft Acquisitions of All Time
The Next Day - Letter from the Publisher
Industry’s Leading C-130 Providers - Who To Turn To First

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WINTER 2010/11
A Growing Concern in Today’s Aging Military Aircraft
Greener Maintenance - Practices That Better Protect Workers and the Environment
Earning Their New Wings - Lockheed Martin and Partners Perfect the Aircraft Transplant Operation
Airbus A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport Military Fleets and MRO Service Strategies
Industry’s Leading C-130 Providers - Who To Turn To First

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FALL 2010 - SPECIAL SUPPORTING THE HERCULES ISSUE
Military Makeovers - Upgrading and Modernizing
The C-130J - New Life and Enhanced Performance from a Reliable Workhorse
European Defense in the Age of the Euro Crisis - Europe's defense companies appear to be
withstanding the effects of the Continent's recession for now.
Robins Air Force Base - Transport Sustainment Center of the World WR-ALC Keeps the C-5, C-17,
and C-130 Flying.
Industry’s Leading C-130 Providers - Who To Turn To First

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SUMMER 2010
Reduced Life Cycle Costs - The New Target for Today's Aerial Platforms
Modernizing A-10 Thunderbolts - Rewinging and weapons upgrade
The Unsung “Medics” Who Kept The Battle-Scarred Superfortresses Flying - “Operation Ivory Soap”
From Russia With Love - Western subcontractors look toward upgrading Russian aircraft.
The Care and Keeping of the Hornet - Newer Models of Military Aircraft Take to the Skies, As Older Ones Maintain Their Service Life
Crossing the Pond - Hill Air Force Base Squadron Specializes in F-22 HUD Maintenance
Industry’s Leading C-130 Providers - Who To Turn To First

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SPRING 2010
Annual Fall Meetings Recap - Hercules Operators Conference, P-3 IOSC, C-130 TCG
The Nimrod Accident: Could It Happen Here? Aging Aircraft, Aerial Refueling, and Oversight
European Military Fire-Fighting AircraftReady, Aim, Fire!
Keeping the RQ-4 In the AirChallenges Faced by Maintainers of the RQ-4 UAV
Quick Reaction CapabilitiesFor Rapidly Changing Defense Requirements
Industry’s Leading C-130 ProvidersWho To Turn To First

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WINTER 2009/10
On the Front Lines - In-Theater Support for the Warfighter
Inside Story: UAS in the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps
An Interview with Gary K. Kessler
Maintenance Innovation Targets Cost-Saving - New Ways to Reduce Costs and Increase
Efficiencies in Maintenance
World Report: The Military Helicopter Market - Having a Significant Effect on Global Military
An Army of One - Letter from the Publisher
News Briefs - What you need to know, quickly and accurately.
INDUSTRY’S LEADING C-130 PROVIDERS WHO TO TURN TO FIRST

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FALL 2009 - SPECIAL SUPPORTING THE HERCULES ISSUE
Powering the C-130 Hercules Workhorse for Over 50 years.
Protection In The Skies - New Aerial Threats Demand Updated Devices to Shield Aircraft.
C-130 Avionics Modernization Program (AMP) - Continuing Worldwide
A Cockpit Modernization Program That Will Replace Outdated and Potentially Unreliable Equipment.
How to Increase Readiness While Decreasing Costs
A Report on Efforts by Lockheed Martin - A Question and Answer Session with Rob Weiss, Executive Vice President, Global Sustainment, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics.
Battling To Reduce Sustainment Costs - The Military Enlists PMA Parts.
Directing the Invisible Hand - Letter from the Publisher
Spotlight: David Gossen - Executive VP and COO of IMP Aerospace Division.
News Briefs - What you need to know, quickly and accurately.
INDUSTRY’S LEADING C-130 PROVIDERS WHO TO TURN TO FIRST

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SUMMER 2009
Education Assistance Opportunities for Post-9/11 Veterans - Educational Programs for Veterans
Flying Phantoms - After half a century, European operators are keeping these rugged fighters in the skies.
Putting the Fight Back in the F-5 - Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Navy team up to rejuvenate an aging warrior.
The Keys - Letter from the Publisher
News Briefs - What you need to know, quickly and accurately.
An Eagle Eye On: Switzerland - Military Aviation Profile
INDUSTRY’S LEADING C-130 PROVIDERS WHO TO TURN TO FIRST

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Spring 2009
The Changing Nature of Maintenance Upscaling Training Programs with State-of-the-Art Methods and Devices
Saving the Government Time, Money, and Headaches - Maintenance Techniques for Tough Times
Spy in the Sky - DARPA Looking to Boost Image Retrieval from UAVs
Primes in the Aftermarket: A Shift in Defensive Strategy Boeing's Bold Aftermarket Moves
Industry’s Leading C-130 Providers - Who To Turn To First
Buying Spree - Letter from the Publisher
News Briefs - What you need to know, quickly and accurately.
An Eagle Eye On:Canada - Military Aviation Profile
INDUSTRY’S LEADING C-130 PROVIDERS WHO TO TURN TO FIRST

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WINTER 2008/09
Sensing Improved Helicopter Maintenance - Assuring Performance Reliability
Virtual Aircraft Create Aftermarket Growth Opportunities - Bringing Flight Simulators Closer to Reality
Primes in the Aftermarket: Bell Helicopter - Staking a Claim in the Aftermarket
Industry’s Leading C-130 Providers - Who To Turn To First
Dear New Precedent - Letter from the Publisher
News Briefs - What you need to know, quick and accurate.
Eagle Eye On: Israel - Military Aviation Profile
INDUSTRY’S LEADING C-130 PROVIDERS WHO TO TURN TO FIRST

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FALL 2008 -SPECIAL SUPPORTING THE HERCULES ISSUE
UNMANNED ARIAL VEHICLE - Keeping UAVs In The Air
Transports - Updating Avionics, Bringing the c-130 Up-to-Speed
Interview: Primes in the Aftermarket - Focusing on Sustainment
Fighters: Maintenance - Lightning Fast Maintainability
Maintenance: Aircraft Wiring Systems - Maintenance Improving
Government Regulations: Export Rules Supplier Integrity
Profiles: An Eagle eye on JAPAN
INDUSTRY’S LEADING C-130 PROVIDERS WHO TO TURN TO FIRST

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SUMMER 2008
Northrop Grumman Moves Aggressively into Sustainment Services
The Global Race for UAV Technology
Global Sourcing For CompetitiveAdvantage
Keeping the A-10 on the Wing
Electronic Jamming: Militaries’ Core Capability
F-15s: The Next 40 Years
EAGLE EYE ON: United Kingdom -Military Aviation Profile
INDUSTRY’S LEADING C-130 PROVIDERS WHO TO TURN TO FIRST

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SPRING 2008
INNOVATING TO MEET THE ENERGY CHALLENGE - The U.S. Air Force’s Take on Energy
ISRAELI UAVs - Aftermarket Lessons Learned
DEFENSE TRADING WITH THE U.S.
THE BIG, BAD B-52 - It Just Keeps Going and Going
LEAD FREE ELECTRONICS - Posing Reliability Problems for the U.S. Navy Aircraft
News from the Joint Council on Aging Aircraft
EAGLE EYE ON: GERMANY Military Aviation Profile
INDUSTRY’S LEADING C-130 PROVIDERS WHO TO TURN TO FIRST

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WINTER 2007/08
GAO REPORT ON UAVs - Rapid Move to Unmanned Aircraft Causes Growing Pains for U.S. Miltary
AIRCRAFT CANNIBALIZATION - Borrowing Parts in a Time of Need
NAVY FLEET READINESS CENTERS: Fixing Things Right.
SMART WIRING ON THE HORIZONS - Aging Aircraft and New Developments in Wiring Technology
NAVAIR’S NEW DEVELOPMENTS- A Message from NAVAIR's Offices in Patuxent River, Maryland.
WHERE EAGLES SOAR - F-15 Eagle Updates; Maintenance, upgrades & it's future.
IN THE THICK OF IT ALL: Surviving the Brownout - Helicopter Brownouts
EAGLE EYE ON: CHILE Military Aviation Profile
SPOTLIGHT: CLARK FREISE - Vice President and General Manager of Defense Avionics, BAE Systems.; ALLEN FRITZ - Vice President of Sales for Avtron Manufacturing

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FALL 2007 - SPECIAL SUPPORTING THE HERCULES ISSUE
EXTREME MAKEOVER - C-130 Hercules and P-3 Orion
HOLOGRAM PRODUCTS PROGRAM
INTO THE WILD BLUE YONDER - USAF Celebrating 60 years
THE GOLDEN YEARS: KC-135- The KC-135 Marks its 50th
AN EAGLE EYE ON UAE
THE FUTURE OF THE AFTERMARKET PART III - Avionics in the Driver’s Seat
V-22 OSPREY - Designed With the Maintainer in Mind
INDUSTRY’S LEADING C-130 PROVIDERS WHO TO TURN TO FIRST
SPOTLIGHTS: BOB FRAZIER - COO of Frazier Aviation; DENNIS ZALUPSKI - President & CEO of Kellstrom Industries; SANJAY DESHPANDE - VP of Aerospace & Defense of EnerSys

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SUMMER 2007
PERFORMANCE BASED LOGISTICS CONTRACTING - Leveraging Industry/Government
Partnerships - Part IV
THE FUTURE OF THE AFTERMARKET PART II - Blueprints For Tomorrow
CONFERENCE PREVIEW HOC & P-3 IOSC
KEEP THEM FLYING - F/A-18 Hornets
READY TO RUMBLE - Test Equipment Enters the Digital Age
SPOTLIGHT - WALID ZAATARAH, Regional Manager, Middle East for Segers Aviation
VICTOR D. OLSON, Chief of the F-16 Technical Coordination Group (TCG) of the U.S. Air Force
INDUSTRY’S LEADING C-130 PROVIDERS WHO TO TURN TO FIRST
AN EAGLE EYE ON CHINA

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SPRING 2007
FUTURE AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN WILL REQUIRE AVIONICS UPGRADES
THE FUTURE OF THE AFTERMARKET - Part 1: FAST FORWARD
AN EAGLE EYE ON FRANCE
INDUSTRY’S LEADING C-130 PROVIDERS - WHO TO TURN TO FIRST
INTERNATIONAL OVERVIEW - THE ART OF COMPLIANCE
ITAR COMPLIANCE - WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
PERFORMANCE BASED LOGISTICS CONTRACTING - WEAPONS SYSTEMS SUPPORT & BEYOND Part 3
MAKE WAY FOR THE LAKOTA
SPOTLIGHT - PAUL HEAVER, Vice-President, Business Development for Aero Aviation, Inc. - DAVID SCHELLENBERG, President of Cascade Aerospace, Inc.

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WINTER 2006/07
LITTLE FISH IN BIG POND NO LONGER - Smaller Avionics Manufacturers Flex Competive Muscles for Big Contracts
H3 SEA KING - Old Birds, New Bodies
MH-60R MH-60S NAVY HELICOPTER TRANSITION: DOWN TO TWO
HELICOPTERS AT WAR: THE BATTLE TO FIND PARTS
NEW AND IMPROVED? F-16 Fighting Falcon
PERFORMANCE BASED LOGISTICS CONTRACTING - Part 2
INDUSTRY’S LEADING C-130 PROVIDERS WHO TO TURN TO FIRST
EYE ON BRAZIL
SPOTLIGHT - BOB FARINSKY, Dir. of Business Development for Aero Union Corporation (AUC)
JIM GALLAGHER, BAE Systems Director of Electronic Systems Product Support (ESPS).
SHEP BROWN - VP, Field Engineering, & member of the Board of Dir. of Howell Instruments, Inc.

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FALL 2006 -SPECIAL SUPPORTING THE HERCULES ISSUE
"ANOTHER DAY AT THE OFFICE” - An Illustration by George Angelini
THE NEW IRAQI AIRFORCE - The Hercules Will Play a Significant Role
PBL CONTRACTING - Wave of the Future or Tsunami?
HERCULEAN TASK - Structural Maintenance and the C-130
SUSTAINING THE HERCULES - Lockheed Martin’s Efforts, An Interview with Linda Allen
LOCKHEED MARTIN’S HOLOGRAM PRODUCTS INITIATIVE - How's the Program Working? Is it Having an Effect in the Aftermarket Place?
INDUSTRY’S LEADING C-130 PROVIDERS

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SUMMER 2006
CLASS IN SESSION - U.S. companies provide foreign customers with maintenance training for U.S. built fighters.
INDUSTRY’S LEADING C-130 PROVIDERS - Find out who to turn to first
TWEET-NESS - A half century of training the best pilots in the world.
F-4 PHANTOM KEEPS FLYING - With new technologies and systems upgrades.
BATTLING TO KEEP FIGHTERS ALOFT - Aftermarket challenges and opportunities.
SPOTLIGHT - LEE ISRAEL - President of Wesco Manufacturing, Inc.

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SPRING 2006
THE CHANGING AFTERMARKET - Growing Opportunities for International Suppliers
INDUSTRY’S LEADING C-130 PROVIDERS - Find Out Who To Turn To First
THE SEARCH FOR BETTER AIRCRAFT COATINGS
TECH MANUALS GO ELECTRONIC - To Speed Repairs, Increase Efficiency
SPOTLIGHTS - Art Thorburn, Vice-President of MHD International Aviation Parts, Inc. - Dennis Junker, President of Aero Engineering & Manufacturing Co. - Lad Lengyel, Director of Business Development for Hawker Pacific Aerospace

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WINTER 2005
HURRICANE KATRINA - Military Helicopters of the Joint Task Force to the Rescue
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP. - Hologram Parts Program, Current state of the industry’s ground breaking supportinitiative.
MAX - Digital Multiaxis X-ray System
ALL IN THE FAMILY - USCG keeps costs down, efficiency up, with an innovative in-house program to maintain helicopters
SPOTLIGHTS - Steve Vernier, Wood Group Turbopower, LLC (WGT) - Janet Tremelling, Chief, Fighter Sustainment Division C, 508th Fighter Sustainment Group, at Hill Air Force Base - Barry LeBlanc, Government Sales Director for EDN Aviation, Inc

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FALL 2005 - SPECIAL SUPPORTING THE HERCULES ISSUE
DEPOT LEVEL-MAINTENANCE - The C-130’s Highest Level of Care
SAFETY & SECURITY - Aboard the C-130 Hercules
AVIONICS MODERNIZATION EXTEND SERVICE LIFE OF AIRCRAFT - Avionics Improvements Lower Air Force’s Ownership Operating Costs
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP. APPROVED REPAIRS PROGRAM - Partnering to Ensure Quality Control
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP. - Hologram Parts Program initiative. Who’s in.
SUSTAINING SUCCESS - Hill AFB F-16 Wing Assures Aircraft are Up for Their Operational Missions
DSCR - Part III - Small Business is Big Business at DSCR
SPOTLIGHTS- Duane McNutt, ASB Avionics; Roger Porter, Floats and Fuel Cells (FFC); Larry Childers, Four Star Accessory Overhaul, Inc.

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SUMMER 2005
GETTING SMART - An overview of this issue of “AAD.”
DSCR - Part II - The DSCR is the world’s largest military aviation consumer, and it’s changing the way it does business.
THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS - Command From Above In the Sky 24/7
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP. - Hologram Parts Program
SPOTLIGHTS - GARY FERRIS, President of Airborne Technologies, Inc.;MICHAEL S. FREUND, President and General Manager of Freundlich Supply Company, Inc. (FSC).; 56 JEAN GRAVEL, Director of Sales and Marketing for Landing Gear and Aerostructure Div. of Héroux-Devtek, Inc.

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SPRING 2005
DEFENSE SUPPLY CENTER RICHMOND - Changing the way it does business.
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP. Certified Parts Program - Current state of the industries ground breaking support initiative.
THE C-130 DEFINES A CAREER... and a Life Bill Campbell has spent the last fifty years selling the “Hercules” to the world.
MILITARY AIRCRAFT RESPOND TO TSUNMAI - The quiet role the world’s military aircraft played in saving lives in Southeast Asia
RFID-”Tag Your It”- How this emerging technology is changing the face of product support.
SPOPTLIGHT - Sally Justice, Deputy Director Aviation Supplier Operations and Procurement. Division, Chief Material Sourcing Group - DSC Richmond - Mike Wallace, Loos & Co., Inc. - Cole Blumer,- Manager of Hologram Products. Certified Parts Program - Lockheed Martin Corporation

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WINTER 2004
DAY OF THE DRONE
A CLASSROOM FOR LEADERSHIP
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP. - Certified Parts Program
SPOTLIGHTS - Max Dermond, Derco Aerospace - Rich Ballantyne, Kitco - Randall Brady, Deft Coatings

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FALL 2004 - SPECIAL HERCULES ANNIVERSARY ISSUE
THE GREAT STRENGTH OF HERCULES
ABOUT THE LOCKHEED MARTIN CERTIFIED PARTS PROGRAM
CERTIFIED PARTS PROGRAM LICENSEES

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