C-130J

The C-130J falls under the Air Force's Aircraft Procurement budget activity and aims to acquire and sustain the C-130J aircraft fleet. The specific objectives of this program include enhancing the USAF's combat delivery capabilities by providing additional cargo carrying capacity compared to legacy C-130E/Hs and the C-130J (short). The program supports various variants of the C-130J fleet, including the EC-130J for airborne psychological operations, WC-130J for weather reconnaissance, HC-130J for combat search and rescue, MC-130J for special operations, and AC-130J for close air support and armed reconnaissance. The funding allocated for this program covers logistics support services, engineering support services, Diminishing Manufacturing Sources, program support costs, post-delivery support, initial spares, and studies or risk reduction efforts.

The C-130J program aims to ensure that the Air Force has a modern and capable medium-size transport aircraft to carry out a variety of combat delivery operations across different mission environments. This includes efforts related to Diminishing Manufacturing Sources, Depot Activation, Production cut-ins, Program Support Costs, Initial Spares, and Studies and/or Risk Reduction efforts. The program encompasses costs for various C-130J aircraft variants such as the C-130J stretch aircraft, C-130J short aircraft, WC-130J aircraft, and EC-130J aircraft. Additionally, it includes funding for logistics support services, engineering support services, Diminishing Manufacturing Sources efforts, program support costs, post-delivery support, and initial spares.