Further milestones for the C-5 Galaxy/C-5M-Super Galaxy upgrade program,
courtesy of Defense-Aerospace.Com's 22 Feb 2010 Press Releases,
( http://www.defense-aerospace.com/articles-view/release/3/112519/lockheed-touts-c_5m-as-redefining-strategic-airlift.html )
...and more on the aircraft itself from Lockheed Martin:
( http://www.lockheedmartin.com/products/c5/c-5-modernization.html )
Let's just hope budget grinders don't get stupid and further rape our capabilities down by trashing this program,...
(Could be further interesting if the successes of this modernization program finally convinces the DoD/USAF to finally upgrade/re-engine some of the B-52 fleet, as obviously a next-gen bomber, promising as it sounds, will prove prohibitively expensive to start from scratch from the ground up.
It also scratches the imagination that at some point in the not-too-distant future, high-flight-hour C-17s may themselve be the object of an upgrade program, with certainly next-gen avionics, and surely further engine refinements and a resultant capability increase...) |