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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 the contenders can meet the runway requirements for austere take-off and landing. SOCOM will also judge offerors on whether their aircraft have the required range and endurance. Inert weapons will be deployed on a range.
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 contenders can meet the runway requirements for austere take-off and landing. SOCOM will also judge offerors on whether their aircraft have the required range and endurance. Inert weapons will be deployed on a range.
USAF Special Ops Aircraft Coming to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2021
USAF Special Ops Aircraft Coming to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2021
An AC- 130U gunship from the 4th Special Operations Squadron jettisons flares over an area near here, Aug. 24. The flares are a counter measure for heat seeking missiles that may be aimed at the planes real-world missions.
PRESS RELEASE – The U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) will bring a wide spectrum of its aircraft designed for unique missions as part of its presence at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, which takes place July 26-August 1 at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
“As we’ve solidified the roster of aircraft from AFSOC this year, the variety of aircraft coming to Oshkosh is truly impressive,” said Rick Larsen, EAA’s vice president of communities and member programming, who coordinates AirVenture features and attractions. “Each of these aircraft have a distinct mission and role within AFSOC, and those stories wi
By Garrett Reim2021-05-06T01:17:00+01:00
The US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has contracted Bell to research a high-speed vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft.
The laboratory granted Bell a $950,000 contract to conduct applied research into the concept, it disclosed in an online notice posted on 28 April.
Source: Bell and US Patent & Trademark Office
Diagram from Bell’s ‘Tiltrotor aircraft having rotary and nonrotary flight modes’ patent application published in 2017
Bell acknowledged the contract, but declined to comment further. The AFRL did not respond to multiple requests for comment.
Little else was disclosed in the contract notice titled “Bell’s High Speed VTOL (HSVTOL)”.