HC/MC-130 Recap RDT&E

Abstract

HC/MC-130 Recapitalization will replace and augment the aging USAF fleets of combat rescue HC-130P/N and special operations MC-130E/P aircraft which are experiencing airworthiness, maintainability and operational limitations. The HC/MC-130 Recap Capabilities Production Document (CPD) defines a common baseline configuration for the weapon system and a FY 2012 Initial Operational Capability. The Joint Requirements Oversight Council (JROC) validated the CPD in Aug 2009. This program will develop and integrate changes from discrepancies found during EMD flight test, operational use, and common C-130J block upgrades during HC/MC production. The C-130J program (PE 0401132F) developed Blocks 7.0 and 8.1 separately but all other platforms (including HC/MC) will have combined Block 7.0/8.1 trial kit install and modification programs and will be known simply as Block 8.1. Block 8.1 primarily addresses mandated Communication, Navigation, and Surveillance/Air Traffic Management (CNS/ATM) requirements. It also incorporates capabilities such as Link 16, a new Flight Managment System (FMS), Civil GPS Navigation, Identification Friend or FOE (IFF) transponder Mode-5, Civil Data-link, and Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B). This program has met the condtions of 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. Starting with the FY16 PB, the HC-MC 130 RECAP 3600 efforts moved from BA 05 PE 0605278F / Project 655249 to BA 07 PE 0605278F / Project 675006. The descriptions and funding for efforts FY15 and prior are included in the R-Docs under BA 05 PE 0605278F.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2016
Source ID
0605278F_7_3600_PB_2016
Change Summary Explanation
In FY16, the HC-MC 130 RECAP RDT&E efforts moved from BA 05 PE 0605278F / Project 655249 to BA 07 PE 0605278F / Project 675006. The descriptions and funding for efforts FY15 and prior are included in the BA 05 PE 0605278F document.
Service Agency Name
Air Force

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Air Force

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Traffic
  • Aircrafts
  • Budgets
  • Cost Analysis
  • Costs
  • Data Links
  • Elements
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • Navigation
  • Production
  • Sense And Avoid Systems
  • Surveillance
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Weapon Systems

Readers

  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.
  • Naval Mine Countermeasure Systems Development.

Technology Areas

  • Space

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