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March 30, 2011 / 8:47 AM

Air Force orders more C-130 upgrade kits

A C-130 Hercules from the Minnesota Air National Guard's 133rd Airlift Wing flies over the Mille Lacs Lake area in northern Minnesota during a training mission, August 20, 2006. (UPI Photo/Erik Gudmundson/DOD) ..

A C-130 Hercules from the Minnesota Air National Guard's 133rd Airlift Wing flies over the Mille Lacs Lake area in northern Minnesota during a training mission, August 20, 2006. (UPI Photo/Erik Gudmundson/DOD) .. | License Photo

LONG BEACH, Calif., March 30 (UPI) -- The U.S. Air Force has ordered more avionics upgrade kits from Boeing for installation on C-130 aircraft at the Warner Robins Air Logistics Center in Georgia.

Boeing said the follow-on contract for two C-130 Avionics Modernization Program is part of a low-rate initial production contract awarded in 2010 and includes support for logistics, engineering and installation, as well as spares support equipment.

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The aircraft upgrade includes a glass cockpit with a head-up display; six flat-panel, full-color displays; and night-vision capability. Warner Robins will install 10 of the 20 LRIP kits ordered.

"As the modification at Warner Robins progresses, our engineering team continues to drive improvements of the installations," said Bruce Terry, C-130 AMP Low-Rate Initial Production program manager for Boeing. "We are working side by side with the Warner Robins modification and engineering teams to support a timely completion of the kit installs."

Under a previous C-130 AMP contract, Boeing upgraded three test aircraft that are being prepared to enter the Air Force's initial operation test and evaluation program in January.

Boeing will begin its portion of the LRIP installations in early 2012 at the company's San Antonio facility.

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