Boeing officials say the company’s effort to put the second Air Force C-130 through its avionics modernization program currently is “40 percent below the cost of the first C-130 AMP.” A March 21 release notes that the lower cost is the result of “lessons learned” from the first modification effort, which Boeing completed in November 2006. The Air Force has been testing that first aircraft at Edwards AFB, Calif., since Nov. 28, and according to Boeing is ahead of schedule for planned ground and flight tests.
The Space Force awarded Northrop Grumman a $398 million contract to design and build a communications satellite prototype with advanced anti-jam and data processing capabilities. The service announced the contract for the Enhanced Protected Tactical SATCOM-Prototype program, or Enhanced PTS-P, May 15, and said the satellite will launch no sooner than…