Lockheed MartinAerospacesince 2019
Lockheed Martin F-16 AM Spare Brackets
F-16 wing fuel tank panel brackets — qualified spare parts
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Challenge
Legacy F-16 components face long lead times and obsolete tooling. USAF needed faster, cheaper part solutions for sustainment.
Solution
EBM-printed titanium brackets qualified as airworthy replacements, demonstrating AM's role in digital inventory for legacy sustainment.
Outcomes
- 01First USAF-qualified AM spare for a tactical aircraft
Technologies
Electron Beam Melting
Source
Model for DoD digital inventory; referenced in DoD AM Strategy
Cite this page
APA
AM Roadmap. (2019). Lockheed Martin F-16 AM Spare Brackets. AM Roadmap (v0.4.2-fixes-deployed). Retrieved 2026-05-17, from https://amroadmap.com/success-stories/lockheed-f16-brackets-2019
BibTeX
@misc{amroadmap_lockheed_martin_f_16_am_spare_brackets_2019,
title = {Lockheed Martin F-16 AM Spare Brackets},
author = {{AM Roadmap}},
year = {2019},
url = {https://amroadmap.com/success-stories/lockheed-f16-brackets-2019},
note = {AM Roadmap dataset v0.4.2-fixes-deployed, accessed 2026-05-17}
}Canonical URL: https://amroadmap.com/success-stories/lockheed-f16-brackets-2019