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HASC Authorizes Extra $10 Million for C-130 Avionics Modernization

Valerie Insinna

Monday, May 4th, 2015

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HASC Authorizes Extra $10 Million for C-130 Avionics Modernization

Head up display for the C-130 Avionics Modernization Program. Rockwell Collin's avionics sales to government customer were up slightly. Photo: Rockwell Collins

The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) wants the Air Force to speed up modernization of its C-130 transport fleet so that it can meet new Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) avionics requirements by the 2020 deadline.The committee last week amended the fiscal year 2016 National Defense Authorization Act to include an extra $10 million for the service’s C-130H avionics modernization program (AMP), pulling that funding from C-37 communications upgrades.Although HASC is supportive of the Air Force’s current plan to administer AMP,…

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