The Air Force has selected Boeing to modify the service’s C-130 aircrew training systems to accommodate the C-130 avionics modernization program. The Air Force has said it will move ahead with the C-130 AMP but plans to re-compete the installation contract this fall. And, the service decided not to include its oldest C-130s, the E Models, in the upgrade plan.
The U.S. supports “a stronger and more capable” European defense, Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III said during an Oct. 22 press conference in Brussels—but that defense should not duplicate the functions and capabilities of the NATO alliance.