AMP Phase II

Abstract

The C-130 Avionics Modernization Program (AMP) Phase II consolidates and installs mandated AF Navigation/Safety modifications, Communications Navigation Surveillance/Air Traffic Management (CNS/ATM) capabilities, and C-130 Broad Area Review requirements on 102 C-130 aircraft (74 Special Mission AC/EC/LC/MC-130s and 28 Combat Delivery C-130H1s). The aircraft were part of AF's C-130 AMP since its inception in 2001 and will leverage AMP's core hardware and software, designed from the start to accommodate the unique requirements of the Special Mission aircraft. The funding for these aircraft was postponed until FY10 as a result of AMP's Nunn-McCurdy certification in Jun 2007. These mandated modifications are incorporated with various other Reliability, Maintainability, and Sustainability (RM&S) upgrades to include installation of new radars, aircrew displays, dual autopilots, dual flight management systems and HF/UHF/VHF radios/data links. An AMP-equipped aircraft will be able to safely and effectively operate world-wide in today's and tomorrow's airspace. In addition, AMP Phase II will lower the cost of ownership and increase survivability for both the Mobility Air Forces (MAF) and Special Operations Forces (SOF) C-130 fleets. The fleets consist of six (6) different mission design series (MDS) aircraft to be modified by the AMP Phase II (AC-130U, EC-130H, LC-130H, MC-130H, MC-130W, and C-130H1). Within each MDS, multiple configurations exist among the aircraft that will be modified. Today, different models and cockpit configurations create significant logistics support and aircrew training inefficiencies. Also, these differences greatly complicate aircrew and aircraft scheduling and interoperability at forward operating locations. C-130 AMP Phase II will standardize the cockpit configurations and avionics suites for these variants into a single cockpit configuration by installing the core AMP avionics package with a common cockpit layout, thus eliminating many of these significant logistics, interoperability and training problems. Also, many of the C-130 Diminishing Manufacturing Sources (DMS) issues are resolved as a result of new hardware included in the AMP Phase II design. Shown here are RDT&E funds for only C-130 AMP Phase II. The funds represent program office estimates and are awaiting completion of final contract negotiation for further definitization. The funds enable initial contractual award for risk reduction efforts. Additional funds will be requested in FY12 POM. (Notes: This program intends to leverage design efforts completed under AMP, BPAC 674885, also known as AMP Phase I, which are separately funded and not shown here. USSOCOM's AC-130U and MC-130H/W required SOF-unique capabilities integrated with AMP Phase II. Funds for these capabilities will be provided in MFP-11 and are not shown here.)

Document Details

• Document Type: Project
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2011
• Source ID: 675362_0401115F_7_3600_PB_2011

Tags

Readers

• Aerospace Engineering
• Civilian Systems Systems Program Capability Development and Upgrade Support Activity Expense and Pay Management.
• Software Engineering

Technology Areas

• Fully Networked C3
• Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control
• Space