Case Study: United States Air Force achieves near‑real‑time reporting and over $600M excess‑parts recovery with Informatica

Using Informatica PowerCenter, the Air Force identified more than $600 million in excess parts and recouped $300,000 in excess equipment in one week

The U.S. Air Force, responsible for 327,000 active personnel and nearly 5,600 aircraft plus global missiles and satellites, struggled with fragmented, stove‑piped transaction systems that prevented timely visibility into maintenance and logistics data, slowing reporting and hindering fleet readiness while increasing costs.

By deploying Informatica-powered Air Force Knowledge Services to integrate and expose data, the Air Force reduced reporting time from six months to under an hour, enabled about 20,000 user-generated reports per week, recouped $300,000 in excess equipment in one week, and identified over $600 million in excess parts—improving readiness and lowering the cost of delivering defense services.

United States Air Force

Mike Riley

Program Manager