C-130 Airlift Squadron

Mission — C-130 Airlift Squadron source

The C-130H is a medium sized tactical transport aircraft providing multi-purpose theater support throughout the globe. The C-130H fleet supports several diverse Air Force roles, including but not limited to tactical and inter-theater airlift and airdrop support, Arctic resupply, special operations support, aeromedical evacuation, aerial spraying, firefighting duties, and natural disaster and humanitarian relief missions. Previous funding provides weapon system modifications and upgrades to meet USAF mission requirements for the LC/C-130H fleets. C-130H AMP Increment 2 includes digital avionics upgrades (e.g. Flight Management System, improved navigation), cockpit modernization (e.g. digital flight displays) and resolves select obsolescence and Diminishing Manufacturing Source (DMS) issues. RDT&E efforts cover software development, design, integration, developmental and operational test, studies and risk reduction efforts, trial kit buy and installation, technical order development validation and verification, spares and peculiar support equipment in support of trial kit installs, Systems Integration Laboratory (SIL) development, type 1 training and C-130H aircrew and maintenance training systems and courseware development efforts, program office support and other efforts necessary to fulfill program requirements. Project 672030, MUOS/SATURN, is now included in project 675250, AMP Increment 2. The MUOS/SATURN radio addresses future DMS/integration issues and incorporates MUOS/SATURN capabilities. Milestone C (MS C) is now planned for June 2026. This change is due to flight testing taking longer than planned due to the development, installation, and testing of corrections required prior to MS C. This funding includes Rapid Global Mobility (RGM) platform related activities including but not limited to prototyping, capability development, process activities, planning analysis and systems engineering activities. This program element may include necessary civilian pay expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver weapon system capability. The use of such programs funds would be in addition to the civilian pay expenses budgeted in program element 0605827F, 0605828F, 0605829F, 0605831F, 0605832F, 0605833F, 0605898F, and 0606398F. In FY 2024 $0.000 million was expended for civilian pay expenses in this program element, and in FY 2025 $0.000 million is forecast for civilian pay expenses in this program element. This program is in Budget Activity 7, Operational System Development because this budget activity includes development efforts to upgrade systems that have been fielded or have received approval for full rate production and anticipate production funding in the current or subsequent fiscal year.

Mission — C-130H Avionics Modernization Program (AMP) Increment 2 source

The C-130H AMP Increment 2 upgrades the C-130H fleet with comprehensive avionics and cockpit modernization which replaces aging unreliable equipment and adds combat capability enhancements. It also updates radios due to future Diminishing Manufacturing Sources (DMS)/integration issues and incorporates MUOS/SATURN radio capabilities. It also addresses select obsolescence and DMS issues with solutions that may include end of life type buys or bridge buys. DMS efforts to include removal of end-of-life software/hardware within simulators systems and move to a modular, common open system architecture that is sustainable and cyber-resilient. Implement requirements and standards defined under the Simulator Common Architecture Requirements and Standards (SCARS) initiative. Previous funding provides weapon system modifications and upgrades to meet USAF mission requirements for the LC/C-130H fleets. RDT&E efforts include but are not limited to software development, design, integration, development and operational test, studies and risk reduction efforts, trial kit buy and installation, technical order development validation and verification, peculiar support equipment and spares in support of trial kit installs, Systems Integration Laboratory (SIL) development, type 1 training, and C-130H aircrew and maintenance training systems and courseware development efforts, program office support and other efforts required to fulfill requirements. Project 672030, MUOS/SATURN, is now included in project 675250, AMP Increment 2. The MUOS/SATURN radio addresses future DMS/integration issues and incorporates MUOS/SATURN capabilities. The C-130H AMP Increment 2 program modifies up to 71 C-130H USAF owned aircraft consisting of H3s, H2.5s, H2s, and LC-130H aircraft. The modification effort includes three prototype aircraft representative of variations in the mission designs and required for accomplishment of the Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) phase with the remaining aircraft modified in the production phase. Milestone C (MS C) is now planned for June 2026. This change is due to flight testing taking longer than planned due to the development, installation, and testing of corrections required prior to MS C. This funding includes Rapid Global Mobility (RGM) platform related activities including but not limited to prototyping, capability development, process activities, planning analysis and systems engineering activities. This program element may include necessary civilian pay expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver weapon system capability. The use of such programs funds would be in addition to the civilian pay expenses budgeted in program element 0605827F, 0605828F, 0605829F, 0605831F, 0605832F, 0605833F, 0605898F, and 0606398F. In FY2024 $0.000 million was expended for civilian pay expenses in this program element, and in FY2025 $0.000 is forecast for civilian pay expenses in this program element.

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