A specially modified C-130 Hercules takes off from Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, Sept. 19, for its initial test flight. The Hercules was modified under the C-130 Avionics Modernization Program which included a comprehensive upgrade of the avionics system that increases situational awareness for the warfighter tenfold over old analog cockpits, dramatically increasing information available to aircrews at a glance, simplifying tasks and decreasing workload. (Boeing photo)