- CRITICAL NEED FOR SUPPORT- The ANG C-130H/J fleet must have the ability to accurately deliver airdrop loads in combat in both Instrument and Visual Meteorological Conditions (IMC/VMC).
- STATES IMPACTED - All ANG C-130 H/J Aircraft at CONUS and OCONUS sites
- MISSION CRITICAL NEED - The U.S. Army's objective for airdrop accuracy is 50 meters circular error average (CEA), but traditional methods only provide 300-meter accuracy. Current Precision Airdrop (PAD) methods require multiple passes over the drop zone (increasing exposure to threat) for atmospheric calculations before dropping loads. The current Radar will be unsupportable by 2029 because of diminishing manufacturing sources (DMS). Radar replacement is required to eliminate DMS and comply with this requirement to effectively support operations in all OCONUS operational theaters.
- DEPLOYMENTJUSTIFICATION - C-130 H/J/WC fleet Radar is flight essential equipment that is required to support ANG C-130 aircraft domestic and contingency combat operations. The new Radar will provide single pass capability with a 6-inch CEA, terrain avoidance, value added multi-domain advanced processing modes, enhanced platform survivability in Contested, Degraded and Operationally (CDO) limited areas, eliminate DMS and ensure mission continuity that will match the life of the aircraft.
- FUNDING JUSTIFICATION – ANG and Air Mobility Command (AMC) must ensure funding is in place for a Radar replacement program to support C-130H/J Retrofit and C-130J New Production in 2026 before the existing aircraft radar system becomes unsupportable in 2029 due to DMS.