Aircraft
First Production C-130 AMP Upgrade Delivered
The C-130 Avionics Modernization Program updates the Hercules with six multifunction displays and two head-up displays, among other systems. (Photo: Boeing)
The C-130 Avionics Modernization Program updates the Hercules with six multifunction displays and two head-up displays, among other systems. (Photo: Boeing)

The first production upgrade of a C-130H Hercules under the long-running Avionics Modernization Program (AMP) was delivered to Little Rock AFB on January 3. Warner Robins Air Logistics Center modified this aircraft, which is the fourth to be delivered to the C-130 training base; Boeing modified the first three C-130 AMPs in San Antonio under a 2001 design and development contract. A second low-rate initial production (LRIP) aircraft is scheduled for delivery from Warner Robins in February, rounding out a fleet of five C-130s that will participate in initial operational testing and evaluation (IOT&E) at Little Rock.