▁C - 1 3 0 . ▁The ▁program ▁was ▁bes et ▁with ▁del ays ▁and ▁cost ▁over run s ▁until ▁project ▁rest ruct uring ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁On ▁ 2 ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Blo om berg ▁news ▁reported ▁that ▁the ▁planned ▁Av ion ics ▁Modern ization ▁Program ▁( AMP ) ▁upgrade ▁to ▁the ▁older ▁C - 1 3 0 s ▁would ▁be ▁dropped ▁to ▁provide ▁more ▁funds ▁for ▁the ▁F - 3 5 , ▁CV - 2 2 ▁and ▁air bor ne ▁tank er ▁replacement ▁programs . ▁However , ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Department ▁of ▁Def ense ▁approved ▁fund ing ▁for ▁the ▁initial ▁production ▁of ▁the ▁A MP ▁upgrade ▁k its ." B oe ing ▁C - 1 3 0 ▁Av ion ics ▁Modern ization ▁Program ▁to ▁Enter ▁Production ." ▁ ▁Bo eing , ▁ 2 4 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁Under ▁the ▁terms ▁of ▁this ▁agreement , ▁the ▁US AF ▁has ▁cleared ▁Bo eing ▁to ▁begin ▁low - rate ▁initial ▁production ▁( L RI P ) ▁for ▁the ▁C - 1 3 0 ▁A MP . ▁A ▁total ▁of ▁ 1 9 8 ▁aircraft ▁are ▁expected ▁to ▁feature ▁the ▁A MP ▁upgrade . ▁The ▁current ▁cost ▁per ▁aircraft ▁is ▁ ▁although ▁Bo eing ▁expects ▁that ▁this ▁price ▁will ▁drop ▁to ▁US $ 7   mill ion ▁for ▁the ▁ 6 9 th ▁aircraft . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 s , ▁Lock he ed