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Offline rangerrebew

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USAF plan to fly C-5, C-17s even longer elicits concern
« on: December 09, 2025, 11:42:24 am »
USAF plan to fly C-5, C-17s even longer elicits concern
Service says it needs to hedge against delays to planned Next-Generation Airlift plane.
Thomas Novelly | November 25, 2025
Air Force Logistics Industry
   
The Air Force aims to keep its aging C-5 and C-17 airlifters flying years longer than planned as it awaits a next-gen replacement, officials said in recently released documents. That’s alarming some former mobility leaders.

A Nov. 19 solicitation memo says the C-5 Galaxy will fly until 2045 and the C-17 Globemaster until 2075, longer than previously planned, to ensure that the Air Force has enough airlift capacity while it waits for the Next-Generation Airlift aircraft.

NGAL is to reach production no earlier than 2038 and initial operating capacity three years after that. “To mitigate risks associated with acquisition delays, funding uncertainties, or technological challenges, the existing C-5M and C-17A fleets’ operational viability must be maintained until a fully capable replacement is fielded, which may require extending the service life and associated Military Type Certificate (MTC) of each platform,” the memo states.

The plan is to retire one C-5 as each new NGAL arrives, then do the same with the C-17s.

https://www.defenseone.com/defense-systems/2025/11/usaf-plan-fly-c-5-c-17s-even-longer-elicits-concern/409805/?oref=d1-category-lander-top-story
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Re: USAF plan to fly C-5, C-17s even longer elicits concern
« Reply #1 on: December 09, 2025, 12:23:22 pm »
They can't make them like they used to.

It's amazing what can be accomplished with sliderules and written specifications.

I thought techno mumbjo simulation software was going to make these new programs more efficient and less costly.
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Re: USAF plan to fly C-5, C-17s even longer elicits concern
« Reply #2 on: December 09, 2025, 05:32:00 pm »
Quote from: DefiantMassRINO on December 09, 2025, 12:23:22 pm
They can't make them like they used to.

It's amazing what can be accomplished with sliderules and written specifications.

I thought techno mumbjo simulation software was going to make these new programs more efficient and less costly.
:silly:

Updates, man...
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Re: USAF plan to fly C-5, C-17s even longer elicits concern
« Reply #3 on: December 09, 2025, 06:58:49 pm »
Quote from: DefiantMassRINO on December 09, 2025, 12:23:22 pm
They can't make them like they used to.

It's amazing what can be accomplished with sliderules and written specifications.

I thought techno mumbjo simulation software was going to make these new programs more efficient and less costly.

Possibly because using a slide rule forces one to really understand the maths one is trying to compute and how they relate to the physical objects one is working on in a way that CAD never can. 
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