Critical Care | Designing Sustainment Into the Future
From The Shephard Defence Podcast by Shephard Media
February 19, 2026 · 21 min · Season 6 · Episode 10
About this episode
This episode explores the evolution of military aircraft support by integrating sustainment into the design process.
This episode is shared from Critical Care, a podcast produced by Shephard Studio in partnership with Collins Aerospace. Sustainment has long been seen as a downstream concern — something to be managed after procurement. But what happens when you flip that mindset? In this final episode of the current Critical Care series, produced by Shephard Studio in partnership with Collins Aerospace, we look at the next evolution of military aircraft support — one where sustainment is not only part ...
Topics covered
- sustainment
- military aircraft support
- procurement
- future design
- partnership
Keywords
- sustainment
- military aircraft
- Collins Aerospace
- procurement
- design
- support
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Shephard Studio, Collins Aerospace, Shephard Media
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