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HC/MC-130 Modifications
Budget figures
This budget-line code covers 2 lines in this account: HC/MC-130 Modifications (BA 05, modification of inservice aircraft) $365.1M and HC/MC-130 Post Prod (BA 07, aircraft support equipment and facilities) $18.0M. The figure above is their total.
FY2026 award data is a partial year — USAspending reports awards on a rolling basis, and this corpus runs through 2026-09-04. why partial FY2026 data? →
Budget trajectory
| Fiscal year | Amount |
|---|---|
| FY24 | $91.5M |
| FY25 | $227.1M |
| FY26 | $383.1M |
All series figures: P-1 TOA · PB2026
Decade view
P-1/R-1 workbook TOA basis, shown compact in $B/$M (the workbook records USD thousands); each figure cites its own President's Budget edition
The vertical scale does not start at zero: the baseline sits just below this program’s smallest year, so a low point on this line is not a small amount. Read the shape for direction and the grid below for the figures.
● actuals (line) · ○ enacted · ◇ request — gaps are editions the program is absent from, never interpolated.
| Series | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actuals | $148.0M | $131.3M | $91.5M | ||
| Enacted | – | $129.8M | $101.1M | $227.1M | |
| Request | – | – | $101.1M | $231.9M | $383.1M |
blank = series not published for this year; – = absent from that edition.
Asked vs spent: the PB2024 book requested $101.1M for FY2024; the PB2026 book reported $91.5M as actual total obligation authority — $9.58M below the request. 91.5 − 101.1 = -9.6 USD millions — the compact figures above are rounded for reading.
Program lineage
No predecessor/successor lineage was recorded for this program element — no FY-to-FY transfer into or out of this line was stated in the ingested J-books, and none was inferred from the program structure.
Description
Description — HC/MC-130 Post Prod
The Post Production Support Program for AC/HC/MC-130Js supports all out-of-production aircraft, allows for corrections of production deficiencies, and includes all other items/activities needed to support the AC/HC/MC-130Js once the production line is complete. Activities include but are not limited to: stand up, replacement, and/or increased requirement of Primary Mission Equipment (PME); Diminishing Manufacturing Sources/Material Shortages (DMS/MS) and obsolescence solutions to include, if optimal, lifetime buys or bridge buys limited to the program of record quantity; Program Support Costs (PSC); Government Services; fielding of/upgrades to simulators/training devices; Interim Contractor Support (ICS) with transition to Contractor Logistics Support (CLS); purchase of Government Furnished Equipment (GFE); Publications/Technical Data; Crypto Updates; data, kits, deployment packages, Engineering Services and Reachback Support to the OEM, technical refreshes, related program costs needed to field and sustain the capability, and other Government costs. This program also addresses post-delivery and field support needs such as, training, interim supply support, deferred support equipment (initial peculiar), support equipment, and replacement of organizational and intermediate level peculiar support equipment. It also includes procurement of additional quantities of support equipment in support of force structure changes that increase the number of bases requiring support equipment during the post production period of the weapon system (e.g., conversion of active to guard/reserve forces) and procurement of investment type replenishment spares and repair parts which are exempt from the AF Working Capital Fund, Supply Division. The FY 2026 request was reduced by $2.714 million for Advisory and Assistance Services to promote efficiencies and advance the policies of the Administration in alignment with Executive Order 14222, "Implementing the President's Department of Government Efficiency Cost Efficiency Initiative.
Description — HC/MC-130 Modifications
HC /MC-130 Recapitalization provides a Medium-lift tanker aircraft to replace the aging USAF fleet of combat rescue HC-130P/N and special operations MC-130E/H/P/W and AC-130H/U/W aircraft for Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) and Air Force Special Operation Forces, which are experiencing airworthiness, maintainability, and operations limitations. HC/MC-130 Recap incorporates production line modifications to the C-130J production aircraft to convert them to an HC/MC model, providing a common baseline configuration aircraft. The program also funds post-production modifications to add special mission systems required for behind-enemy-line operations required of CSAR and Special Operations aircraft. The HC-130J aircraft provides combat search and rescue infiltration and exfiltration including aerial refueling of aircraft in combat search and rescue operations as well as acting as an airborne command post during rescue operations. The MC-130J can provide specialized mobility capability to position, supply, re-supply and recover specialized ground tactical units. The AC-130J is an MC-130J that has been highly modified to provide close air support and armed reconnaissance. This procurement portion of the HC/MC-130 modification program will improve reliability, maintainability, safety, mission performance, reduce logistics costs, and implement fleet upgrade, technology refreshes and enhancements to meet emerging requirements for the HC/MC-130J aircraft and associated training systems. This modification permits the initiation and employment of rapid acquisition authorities to respond to emerging threats and requirements as needed. Funding will support studies to reduce potential risks, potential Diminishing Manufacturing Sources (DMS) and obsolescence solutions, to include if optimal, lifetime buys or bridge buys limited to the program of record quantity. Funding for this exhibit is contained in PE 0207224F (HC-130J) and PE 0207230F (MC-130J). As of 6 Jun 2025, there have been 134 HC/MC/AC-130J deliveries: 39 HC-130s, 64 MC-130Js and 31 AC-130Js. The designed service life is 35 years and the average service life remaining for an HC-130J is 26.7 years, MC-130J is 27.2 years and AC-130J is 23.7 years. The FY 2026 request was reduced by $0.822 million for Advisory and Assistance Services to promote efficiencies and advance the policies of the Administration in alignment with Executive Order 14222, "Implementing the President's Department of Government Efficiency Cost Efficiency Initiative.
Justification
Justification — HC/MC-130 Post Prod
Efforts in FY 2026 include Program Support Costs and Post Delivery Support.
Justification — HC/MC-130 Modifications
This program, P-3A Mod 8763, HC-130J Link 16, is a new start. This program, P-3A Mod 8772, MC-STAR XIII, is a new start. Primary efforts in FY 2026 include: HC-130J Block 8.1, HC-Communication Modernization Phase I, MC/AC-Communications Modernization Phase I, MC-Trainer Modifications, MC-Airborne Mission Networking (AbMN), HC-Star XIII, MC-Star XIII and HC-EO/IR Sensor Modification.
Budget line items(workbook-cited)
P-1/R-1 workbook Total Obligation Authority basis (USD thousands) · PB2026.
Exhibit P-1
| Account | Org | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aircraft Procurement, Air Force | F | FY24 Actuals | $91.5M |
| Aircraft Procurement, Air Force | F | FY25 Enacted | $208.5M |
| Aircraft Procurement, Air Force | F | FY25 Enacted | $18.6M |
| Aircraft Procurement, Air Force | F | FY26 Disc. Request | $365.1M |
| Aircraft Procurement, Air Force | F | FY26 Disc. Request | $18.0M |
| Aircraft Procurement, Air Force | F | FY26 Total | $365.1M |
| Aircraft Procurement, Air Force | F | FY26 Total | $18.0M |
Budget Details(R-2/P-40 facts)
J-book detail basis (R-2/P-40, USD millions) · PB2026 — a different accounting basis from the P-1/R-1 workbook TOA above; where the two disagree, the reconciliation strip under Budget figures shows both.
Wider than this screen — swipe the table sideways for the remaining fiscal-year columns.
| Project | All Prior Years | FY24 Actuals | FY25 Total | FY26 Base | FY26 Request |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Program Element — line 1 | $694.8M | $91.5M | $208.5M | $365.1M | $365.1M |
| Program Element — line 2 | — | $0 | $18.6M | $18.0M | $18.0M |
Follow the dollar
No follow-the-dollar view — this program's awards haven't been crosswalked at high confidence (flows cover 312 of 1,938 programs). why coverage is partial? →
Awards
No awards are linked to this program element at high or medium confidence — the budget→award crosswalk only asserts links it can defend, and this line has none yet.
Lobbying mentions
No Senate LDA lobbying filing in the tracked data mentions this program element by code or alias.
Oversight
Department-level designation (not specific to this program)
GAO lists 5 high-risk areas for DOD as a whole. That designation covers the department, not HC/MC-130 Modifications. No program-specific GAO finding for this line is in the ingested data. See the DOD oversight record.
Program dossier
No research dossier for this program — dossiers cover 50 of 1,938 programs, the largest fully J-book-detailed lines by FY2026 requested dollars. why no dossier here? →
Primary sources
Open any budget figure for its exact receipt. Verified line items lead with the highlighted government PDF; original spreadsheets download with their budget edition and exhibit in the filename.
Budget totals · TOA sources
FY2026 Department of Defense Budget: Procurement Programs (P-1) · comptroller.war.gov
Exhibit P-1 · O907
Complete workbook · unchanged saved copy. Saves as PB2026_DoD_P-1_Procurement.xlsx.
FY2025 Department of Defense Budget: Procurement Programs (P-1) · comptroller.war.gov
Exhibit P-1 · Q925
Complete workbook · unchanged saved copy. Saves as PB2025_DoD_P-1_Procurement.xlsx.
FY2024 Department of Defense Budget: Procurement Programs (P-1) · comptroller.war.gov
Exhibit P-1 · O880
Complete workbook · unchanged saved copy. Saves as PB2024_DoD_P-1_Procurement.xlsx.
Detailed budget justification
The related TOA spreadsheets above use a different accounting basis from R-2/P-40 detail. Their amounts are not assumed to match these detailed sources.
FY2026 Air Force Aircraft Procurement, Vol. I · www.saffm.hq.af.mil
PDF page 243