AMP Phase II

Abstract

The C-130 Avionics Modernization Program Phase II (AMP PH-II) was broken out from core AMP during the Nunn-McCurdy certification in Jun 07. The 166 C/AC/EC/LC/MC-130s (119 Special Mission and 47 C-130H1 Combat Delivery aircraft) originally in PH-II, has been reduced to 102 aircraft (74 AC/LC/MC-130s and 28 C-130H1s) as the users have elected to replace some fleets with new C-130Js. AMP PH-II will consolidate and install the mandated Communications, Navigation, Surveillance/Air Traffic Management (CNS/ATM) capabilities; the AF Nav/Safety modifications; and C-130 Broad Area Review requirements. Since these aircraft were part of core AMP since its inception in 2001 until 2007, it's anticipated that AMP PH-II will leverage AMP's core hardware and software to accommodate the unique requirements of these 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 will be incorporated with various other Reliability, Maintainability, and Sustainability (RM&S) upgrades to include installation of new weather 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 (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 particularly 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 design. Shown here are RDT&E funds for only C-130 AMP Phase II. The funds enable initial contractual award for risk reduction efforts. USSOCOM's AC-130U and MC-130H/W require SOF-unique capabilities integrated with AMP Phase II. Funds for these capabilities will be provided in MFP-11 and are not shown here. BA7- 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.

Document Details

• Document Type: Project
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2012
• Source ID: 675362_0401115F_7_3600_PB_2012

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• Aerospace Engineering

Technology Areas

• Fully Networked C3
• Space