Overall it plays a key role in support of the National Defense Strategy. It can accommodate a wide variety of oversized cargo, including utility helicopters and armored vehicles, and airdrop loads up to 42,000 pounds. With hundreds of C-130s of various models in service, the aircraft is a workhorse capable of operating from rough, dirt strips and transporting troops and equipment into hostile environments. Finally, AMP provides compliance with global navigation directives, which allows unrestricted flight in worldwide airspace.” The new flight management system will allow for more efficient flight profiles and better route selection. “One of the purposes of this modification is to replace the aging and non-sustainable equipment with modern equipment that doesn’t have those same pitfalls. “One of the characteristics of the H fleet is that a lot of equipment in the cockpit is unsustainable over the long-term,” said Bill Schneider, Lead Engineer with the directorate.
#C130 COCKPIT UPGRADE#
The AMP Increment 2 – a $690 million project – is a significant avionics upgrade for 124 C-130Hs and 10 LC-130Hs, and is designed to keep the aircraft operational and in the fight performing crucial airlift missions. The TKI effort is a key proof-of-concept milestone for the C-130H Avionics Modernization Program (AMP) Increment 2, which modernizes the cockpit while also increasing the reliability and accuracy of the navigation system, thereby improving aircraft sortie rates.
WACO, Texas – The Mobility and Training Aircraft Directorate’s C-130 Program Office, along with the Air Mobility Command, Air National Guard, Air Force Reserve and prime contractor 元Harris (元H) Integrated Mission Systems, celebrated a major milestone with a ribbon cutting ceremony earlier this month to mark the completion of the first Trial Kit Installation (TKI) onto a C-130H from the 139th Airlift Wing headquartered in St. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Public Affairs.
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