Lockheed in early discussions about expanding F-35 ALIS to other platforms

Lockheed Martin's vice president for logistics told reporters Wednesday the company is pitching its F-35 Autonomic Logistics Information System as a possible maintenance solution for other aircraft.

Reeves Valentine said during an April 26 conference call there have been some discussions about "what kind of adaptations or modifications could be made so that the investment in ALIS could be used across other platforms."

"There are some adjacent opportunities," he said. "We're early in those conversations, but I certainly think that as ALIS transforms the way the services maintain and supply their airplanes, that there's certainly going to be adjacent opportunities and follow-on discussions with our customer about how to apply ALIS to other platforms."

Valentine would not discuss which other platforms are under consideration.