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Lockheed Martin has delivered the 79th and final C-5 Galaxy airlifter to undergo a first phase of upgrades under a two-stage modernisation program.
The Avionics Modernization Program (AMP), as the first phase of upgrades is known, incorporates a mission computer, a glass cockpit with digital avionics, an autopilot system, and updated communications, navigation and surveillance components. The AMP began in 1998.
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Of the 79 aircraft to receive the first stage of upgrades, 52 are slated to receive a second set that includes new General Electric CF6 engines, and will be redesignated as the C-5M Super Galaxy.
In service since 1970, the C-5 is the largest US airlifter and one of the world’s biggest military aircraft. The C-5M upgrades are designed to improve the airlifter’s spotty reliability record and keep the C-5 in service through to 2040.
The final C-5 aircraft to receive the AMP upgrades will be assigned to the Air Force Reserve’s 443d Airlift Wing at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas.
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