Wednesday, December 28, 2005

New Cargo Pallet Will Save U.S. Military Millions-MIL

Nov. 29, 2005

“The 463L pallet and net system cost $1,700 per set and the (proposed) cost of the AIP system is $400,” Blackford said. “This equates to a $1.3 million cost avoidance per 1,000 pallets sent to the theater.

Automated 'Smart Galley' Steams Along-MIL

Nov. 28, 2005

The Smart Galley also can be programmed to evaluate performance of appliances in order to identify degraded performance and predict failure before it happens (a process known as prognostics)