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David Francis
System Engineer, Reliability Availability and Maintainability (RAM)/Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company
I have held a variety of engineering and leadership positions on programs ranging from F-16, F-2, T-50, and F-35, as well as experience outside of Lockheed Martin in design, maintenance, and operations. Additionally, engineering, maintenance, and safety in flight operations were intertwined during my time with Mission Aviation Fellowship as a pilot and mechanic. I am currently working as a technical advisor in Sacheon, Republic of Korea, where I specialize in reliability, maintainability, diagnostics, condition-based maintenance, and reliability-centered maintenance analysis.
In This Issue
DoD Remains Flexible, Agile in Face of Coronavirus
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) will continue its work with the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the governors across the country to […]
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MAY 29, 2020
DoD Uses 3-D Printers to Ease COVID-19 Ventilator Shortage
Developers from the U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) are collaborating with civilian partners to manufacture low-cost, emergency ventilators using 3-D printers. The handheld...
EXTERNAL NON-GOVERNMENT SOURCE
MAY 29, 2020
Here’s the DARPA Project It Says Could Pull the Navy a Decade Forward in Unmanned Technology
WASHINGTON – A project inside the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has the potential to pull the Navy’s unmanned surface vessel aspirations forward a decade,...
EXTERNAL NON-GOVERNMENT SOURCE
MAY 29, 2020
Surprise: Navy Submarines Could Soon Shoot Lasers From Beneath the Waves
Here’s What You Need To Remember: If the Navy can develop electrical hull connectors, power generation, and other systems needed for a submarine-mounted laser...
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MAY 29, 2020
UCF Researchers Develop Groundbreaking New Rocket-Propulsion System
A University of Central Florida researcher and his team have developed an advanced new rocket-propulsion system once thought to be impossible. The system,...
EXTERNAL NON-GOVERNMENT SOURCE
MAY 29, 2020
US Army Plans To Develop Wearable COVID-19 Symptom Detector for Soldiers
The U.S. Army is planning to use wearable COVID-19 monitors to detect whether its personnel are displaying symptoms. For this purpose, U.S. Army medical...
EXTERNAL NON-GOVERNMENT SOURCE
MAY 29, 2020
Simulator to Train Police Use Lethal and Non-Lethal Weapons
The police have commissioned a simulator which will help armed officers hone their skills. The simulators has been installed at Ta’ Kandja complex,...
EXTERNAL GOVERNMENT SOURCE
MAY 29, 2020
World-Unique Tire Testing Capability Saves Millions for Warfighters
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, OH (AFNS) — The ability of an aircraft’s tires to endure a landing at high speeds is critical to an...
EXTERNAL GOVERNMENT SOURCE
MAY 29, 2020
In Modernization Push, Army Researches Integrated Power Cables for Soldiers
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, MD (May 4, 2020) — Army Futures Command (AFC) is bolstering dismounted Soldiers’ power capabilities by developing integrated, flexible cables for a...
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MAY 29, 2020
U.S. Special Operations Command to Use Precision-Strike Surveillance Aircraft
The U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) is planning to offer war commanders an armed surveillance aircraft option to support ground troops. The “armed...