7 August, 2018: LLockheed Martin has delivered the 52nd C-5M Super Galaxy strategic transport modernised under the US Air Force's Reliability Enhancement and Re-engining Programme (RERP) at the company's Marietta, Georgia, facility.
The delivery completes the RERP upgrade, which extends the service life of the C-5 fleet out until the 2040s.
"With the capability inherent in the C-5M, the Super Galaxy is more efficient and more reliable, and better able to do its job of truly global strategic airlift," said Patricia Pagan, Lockheed Martin Air Mobility and Maritime Missions Strategic Airlift director, "I am very proud of the contractor-government team than carried out the C-5 fleet modernisation effort. We've worked very hard to ensure the C-5Ms are the absolute best strategic airlifters possible for our armed forces."