MTC takes the lead in ageing aircraft wiring to sustain aerospace fleet

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(2007), "MTC takes the lead in ageing aircraft wiring to sustain aerospace fleet", Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 79 No. 5. https://doi.org/10.1108/aeat.2007.12779eaf.006

MTC takes the lead in ageing aircraft wiring to sustain aerospace fleet

MTC takes the lead in ageing aircraft wiring to sustain aerospace fleet

MTC Technologies, Inc., an industry- recognised provider of aircraft modernisation and sustainment, professional services, C4ISR, and logistics solutions to the Department of Defense (DoD) and national security agencies, announced the formation of a world-class Wire Integrity Team to supplement the capabilities of MTC's Modernisation and Sustainment Directorate to focus on maintaining wiring systems for ageing military aircraft.

Collectively, these unique, former military engineers and technicians hold operational insight to wire diagnostic systems for nearly all of the military's ageing airborne platforms. As individuals formerly working in concert with air force ageing aircraft program managers and research laboratory scientific offices over the past seven years, they have provided technical support and consultation for avionics and test systems to every branch of the military, NASA, and the FAA. As a result of each one's individual expertise in evaluating wire diagnostic tools, including wire analysers, handheld devices, and wire characterisation equipment, MTC has invited them to form a company Wire Integrity Team.

The Team Leader and Senior Program Manager, Mr Dwayne Dicks, served 28 years in the military as an integrated avionics technician. His experience includes work with the National Air and Space Intelligence Center, as well as the DoD and federal agencies noted above for more than seven years.

Mr Daniel Adducchio serves as senior engineer and technical lead for the MTC team. An Air National Guard integrated avionics technician for over eight years, he has provided technical expertise as an engineer for AT&T's Manufacturing Technology and Wiring groups supporting the Air Force Research Laboratory. He is a former member of the Minuteman III Sustainment Group and the Electroscience Laboratory at The Ohio State University.

Drawing on 14 years of military service, and as another AT&T wiring veteran and former member of the Tiburon Technology Development Team, Mr Jason Miller serves as principal technician on the MTC team. His work in the field of ageing wiring has included writing technical reports, developing test beds and procedures, and playing instrumental roles in creating computer-based training for wiring awareness and operations.

Mr Daniel O'Brien serves as Senior Technician on the MTC team. His aviation technical skills, developed from five years' service in the Marine Corps and experience gained with AT&T's Wiring Group, have made him a valuable contributor to the FAA, NASA, military services and laboratories.

Commenting on the formation of the Wire Integrity Team under MTC management, MTC President and Chief Operating Officer Mark Brown said: “In the present environment of scarce dollars to fund capitalisation of our military's air fleet, the Wire Integrity Program is crucial to ensure our ageing military aircraft are operationally ready to serve our nation's defense role. A Wire Integrity Program includes all of the hardware, software, facilities, and skills needed to maintain airworthiness and sustainability of the ageing aerospace fleet. With the integration of this Wire Integrity Team into our MTC modernisation and sustainment group of professionals, we are taking the lead in developing advanced wire system technology for military and commercial applications”.

MTC, through its wholly owned subsidiaries, delivers Warfighter solutions involving systems engineering, information technology, intelligence, and program management services primarily to the DoD. Cited by Forbes as 16th of the “25 Fastest Growing Technology Companies” and 54th of “America's 200 Best Small Companies 2006”; by Washington Technology as 34th in revenue growth among the “Top 100” IT Federal Prime Contractors; and ranked 2nd by Aviation Week & Space Technology among the “Top Performing Small Companies” MTC, with its subsidiaries, employs approximately 3,000 people in more than 40 locations. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Dayton, Ohio.