Editing Lockheed CP-140 Aurora (section)

===Aurora Incremental Modernization Project===
[[File:Lockheed CP-140 Aurora, Canada - Air Force AN0618827.jpg|thumb|CP-140 Aurora 140105 departing from [[London International Airport]] near [[London, Ontario]], in 2004]]
 
The Aurora Incremental Modernization Project (AIMP), initiated in 1998 to upgrade electronics of the Aurora fleet was halted by the government on 20 September 2007 to evaluate whether the aging fleet should continue to be upgraded or replaced by more modern aircraft.<ref>[https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa-halts-1-6b-upgrade-of-patrol-aircraft-1.677693 "Ottawa halts $1.6B upgrade of patrol aircraft."] ''CBC.ca.'' Retrieved: 18 August 2010.</ref> On 18 December 2007 the [[Department of National Defence (Canada)|Department of National Defence]] rescinded this work suspension so that the project could continue. Work includes upgrading computer, navigation, communication and radar systems as well as making structural improvements to ten of eighteen aircraft. The intent of the modernization project is to "keep the aircraft safe and operationally viable until 2020".<ref>[http://naval.review.cfps.dal.ca/forum/view.php?topic=38 "CP-140 Aurora Modernization."] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090113222407/http://naval.review.cfps.dal.ca/forum/view.php?topic=38 |date=2009-01-13 }} ''Canadian Naval Review.'' Retrieved: 18 August 2010.</ref>

AIMP is currently divided into four "blocks". Block I is complete and concentrated on the replacement of unsupportable systems. Block II brought a glass cockpit with the Navigation and Flight Instruments (NFI) component provided by [[CMC Electronics]],<ref>[http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ad-ad.nsf/eng/ad03883.html "Current Major Crown Projects."] ''ic.gc.ca.'' Retrieved: 18 August 2010.</ref> and a complete replacement of the communications suite. Block III is a wholesale replacement of the aircraft's sensors and mission computer. Block IV consists of a large Wideband Global SATCOM radome on the upper fuselage, [[Directional Infrared Counter Measures|Directed Infrared Counter Measures]] system, Tactical Data Link 16 system, and a new anti-collision light on top of the vertical stabilizer.<ref>[https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/maple-leaf/defence/2021/11/cp-140-block-technical-airworthiness-certification.html "CP-140 Block IV moves one step closer to Technical Airworthiness certification"] ''canada.ca.'' Retrieved: 19 March 2025.</ref> Block IV reached Full Operational Capability in the summer of 2024.<ref>[https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/services/procurement/cp-140-aurora.html "CP-140 Aurora fleet modernization and life extension"] ''canada.ca.'' Retrieved: 19 March 2025.</ref>

Once AIMP was completed the CP-140 was designated as CP-140M.