Boeing [BA] has completed the first test flight of the Air Force’s third C-130 Avionics Modernization Program (AMP) aircraft .
The aircraft accomplished both functional check flight and acceptance check flight tests in January, the company said yesterday.
“The joint effort between Boeing and our Air Force customer continues to enable the C-130 program to reach critical milestones ahead of schedule and under cost,” said Mark Angelo, Boeing C-130 AMP program manager.
The C-130 AMP flight test program is now 81 percent complete, according to Boeing.
The Air Force and Boeing signed a contract on Sept. 30 for the first two Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) AMP kits. Boeing plans to provide a total of 26 kits, engineering services, training and logistics support during LRIP. The company will also install production kits on 11 of the C-130 aircraft.