Congratulations to NCMS members Universal Synaptics and Lockheed Martin on the announcement today that the F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) has approved and authorized the Portable Intermittent Fault Detector™ (PIFD™) for use by all F-35 JPO Program Management Offices and at all JPO-sponsored facilities. The PFID is the only approved Electrical Wiring Interconnect System (EWIS) […]

As maintaining legacy equipment becomes more important and yet more challenging for the DOD, the CTMA Program is a popular go-to vehicle for solving the toughest maintenance and sustainment hurdles. But lessons learned with legacy equipment will also benefit new platforms to maintain high levels of mission-ready equipment. The fleet of 23 NAVAIR VH-92A helicopters, […]

With a mission of “anticipating and providing fleet service and support needs on demand,” the U.S. Naval Shipyard Yokosuka has asked NCMS to host a second Technology Showcase, May 12-13, 2021. The shipyard is challenged with providing extended service to their fleet in a high tempo environment, yet they don’t have access to all the […]

Congratulations to long-time NCMS friend and partner, Steve McKee, Naval Enterprise Sustainment Technology Team (NESTT) Lead. On Friday, December 18, 2020 he received the Office of the Secretary of Defense Award for Excellence. McKee was instrumental in standing up the Joint Robotics Organization for Building Organic Technologies (JROBOT) that is tasked with: Developing Right-sized Robotics […]

Markforged, an NCMS member and creator of the world’s largest metal and carbon fiber additive manufacturing platform, the Digital Forge, today announced that it has distributed its first wave of 3D printers to manufacturers in Michigan as part of Project DIAMOnD. An initiative created by Automation Alley, Project DIAMOnD is dedicated to improving manufacturers’ agility […]

2020 was a year marked by resiliency for NCMS and the CTMA Program. In–person events shifted to virtual, and government and industry partners adjusted to the changing work environments. But with all that, the CTMA Program executed more contracts and projects in 2020 than ever before infusing innovative maintenance and sustainment technologies to enhance warfighter […]

Congratulations to the Creative Lab at Naval Air Station Warfare Center—Aircraft Division Lakehurst for receiving both the Overall Maintenance Innovation Challenge (MIC) as well as the People’s Choice Awards for their submission, Augmented Reality Remote Maintenance Support Service (ARRMSS). Their presentation impressed the panel of judges and the event attendees as an excellent example of […]

NCMS is pleased to share this great news! Eclypse International’s Automatic Wire Test Set was introduced to Warner Robins Air Force Base through a CTMA Program initiative.  It enables organic support of a key technical capability that saves up to 2,000 labor hours a year on F-15 maintenance and provides safe, reliable, combat-ready aircraft to […]