Robins AFB refines Global Hawk paint maintenance after new coat cracks

By Rachel Cohen / March 30, 2018 at 9:30 AM
Two Northrop Grumman Global Hawks will return to Robins Air Force Base, GA, for a new coat of paint after their recent paint jobs cracked and chipped. "When prepping these aircraft for new paint, they were scuff-sanded and a 'fill [and] fare' material was used to smooth out any low areas," Air Force spokesman Brian Brackens said in a March 27 email. "In some places, this material needed to be applied over existing fill [and] fare material (likely applied during...

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