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These large glass multifunctional displays will replace all but three of the old analog gauges, which date back to the C-130\u2032s nearly 60-year-old original design, and bring the older C-130Hs in line with the newer C-130J\u2019s capabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis is much larger than just a software or hardware upgrade,\u201d said Maj. Jacob Duede, an experimental test pilot for the 417th Flight Test Squadron at Eglin Air Force Base. \u201cIt\u2019s reconstructing and modernizing the aircraft\u2019s entire cockpit area.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Air Force has about 118 C-130Hs total in its Guard and Reserve fleets, most of which are more than 30 years old. The service is replacing them with newer C-130Js, which active duty mobility units fly, but amid that yearslong effort, the service needs to upgrade its C-130Hs to keep them up to date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Air Force said the cockpits of more than 23 Reserve and 54 Guard C-130s will receive upgrades over the next five years, with each modification costing about $7 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 417th Flight Test Squadron, part of the 96th Test Wing, began developmental testing of the new avionics system on the first C-130H to receive the upgrade in August, the service said. More Hercules will start receiving upgrades this month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Developmental testing, which began in 2021, will continue at Eglin Air Force Base through December. The aircraft will then move to Little Rock, Arkansas, for the Air National Guard Air Force Reserve Command Test Center to start operational testing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The cockpit upgrade also brings with it a new flight management system, autopilot, an updated global positioning system, a digital engine instrument, and a terrain and warning system, the Air Force said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"6016\" height=\"4016\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/C-130H-landing.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-117945\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/C-130H-landing.jpg.jpg 6016w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/C-130H-landing.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/C-130H-landing.jpg.jpg?resize=768,513 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/C-130H-landing.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,684 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/C-130H-landing.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1025 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/C-130H-landing.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1367 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 6016px) 100vw, 6016px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Air Force Reserve aircrews land at Bradshaw Army Airfield in a C-130H Hercules to practice rapid transfers of equipment with minimal ground time during the Rally in the Pacific 2023 exercise in Hilo, Hawaii, Sept. 13, 2023. The Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard fly older C-130Hs than other mobility units, and the service is upgrading their avionics with modern digital displays and other tools. (1st Lt. Ellie Mayo\/Air Force)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It will spell the end of a painfully cumbersome navigation process Guard and Reserve C-130 pilots have operated under for years, Duede said \u2014 one that required aircrews to bring tablets or laptops onboard to pull up the necessary navigational software.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAircrew essentially had to print the directions before flying and then type the information in using latitude and longitude, or use ground-based navigation aids,\u201d Duede said. \u201cThis new mod is the newest GPS navigation with a by-name search function and autopilot, all built into the aircraft.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new system will also make it easier for aircrews to modify their flight plans midair, the service said. Under the old system, pilots had to coordinate with air traffic control to change their flight plan and then look up the new latitude and longitude on a tablet or laptop. The pilots would then enter those coordinates into the aircraft\u2019s system. This could take anywhere from 30 seconds to 3 minutes, depending on the proficiency of the crew, Duede said \u2014 \u201ceither of which is a long time when in the air moving at 4 miles per minute.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Air Force said the new displays, with their built-in navigational software, would allow the pilot to change the flight plan by hand in less than 30 seconds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new integrated terrain awareness and warning system is a version of the ground- and object-avoidance program used in commercial aircraft, but upgraded with Air Force tactical flying requirements. 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