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U.S. Special Operations Command wants to turn a C-130 into a seaplane. The Hercules, one of the most versatile planes in aviation history, isn't finished yet.

21st May 2021 - 13:45 GMT | by Scott Gourley in California RSS Air Force Special Operations Command graphic depicting its vision for the MC-130J Amphibious Capability. (Image: AFSOC) Transformative initiatives for US Air Force Special Operations Command include installing a 60kW attack laser on an AC-130J gunship and developing an amphibious MC-130J tanker. Attendees at the virtual SOFIC event this week (17-21 May) heard how Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) is in...

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defenceWeb Written by Guy Martin - Paramount Bronco II (Ahrlac). The United States has selected the Bronco II (Ahrlac) multi-role aircraft to take part in the Special Operations Command (SOCOM) Armed Overwatch flight demonstration along with the Textron Aviation Defence AT-6E Wolverine, L3 AT-802U Sky Warden, MAG Aerospace MC-208 Guardian and Sierra Nevada Corporation M28/C-145 Wily Coyote. On 14 May SOCOM announced that it had awarded five fixed-price prototype project other transaction agree...

Update: SOFIC 2021: SOCOM plans four demo flights for each Armed Overwatch candidate 20 May 2021 by Pat Host US Special Operations Command (SOCOM) will have candidate platforms for its Armed Overwatch manned aircraft competition, where each fly four demonstration flights between 14 June and 23 July at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. During the annual Special Operations Forces Industry Conference (SOFIC) on 17 May, James Smith, SOCOM acquisition executive, said that the command will evaluate if...

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The U.S. military has big hopes for joint, all-domain command and control. But logistical and financial challenges are mounting.

SOFIC 2021: SOCOM plans four demo flights for each Armed Overwatch candidate 19 May 2021 by Pat Host US Special Operations Command (SOCOM) will have candidate platforms for its Armed Overwatch manned aircraft competition, where each fly four demonstration flights between 14 June and 23 July at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. During the annual Special Operations Forces Industry Conference (SOFIC) on 17 May, James Smith, SOCOM acquisition executive, said that the command will evaluate if the con...

Training Squadron Six, Shooters, changes hands during aerial ceremony Capt. Robert Attebury | Special to the Press Gazette/USA TODAY NETWORK © Jamie Link, NAS Whiting Field Public Affairs Office Lt. Col. Jason Dale speaks about his vision for VT-6 “Shooters” going forward during a change of command ceremony aboard NAS Whiting Field, Milton, Fla., in April 2021. NAVAL AIR STATION WHITING FIELD —  Lt. Col. Jason N. Dale, U.S. Marine Corps, relieved Cmdr. R. David Mims, U...

Capt. Robert Attebury | Special to the Press Gazette/USA TODAY NETWORK NAVAL AIR STATION WHITING FIELD —  Lt. Col. Jason N. Dale, U.S. Marine Corps, relieved Cmdr. R. David Mims, U.S. Navy, as the 57th commanding officer of the “Shooters,” Training Squadron Six (VT-6), in a unique ceremony at Naval Air Station Whiting Field in late April. The squadron is one of three fixed-wing aircraft training squadrons under Training Air Wing Five (TRAWING FIVE). Mims and Dale conducted their change ...