USSOCOM’s AFSOC Updates on the MC-130J Floatplane’s Status
Naval News reached out to the U.S. Air Force’s Special Operations Command (AFSOC) for an update on the MC-130J amphibious floatplane conversion kit...
09 Mar 2023
Naval News reached out to the U.S. Air Force’s Special Operations Command (AFSOC) for an update on the MC-130J amphibious floatplane conversion kit...
17 Jul 2022
USSOCOM’s offered new details on the progress and goal of the Amphibious MC-130J (MAC) demonstration during SOFIC 2022...
18 May 2022
In an unsettling time of disinformation and misinformation, tracking down the status of the “Hot ...
21 Sep 2021
As national strategic objectives shift focus to littoral regions, the US Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) is advancing new approaches to expand the C-130J's runway independence and expeditionary capacity.
23 May 2021
At SOFIC 2021, United States Special Operations Command’s (USSOCOM) presented the concept of an amphibious MC-130J “Commando II” special forces transport turboprop aircraft called “MAC”
14 Jan 2025
Naval News recently sent inquiries to the United States’ Navy, Marines, DARPA, and Special Operations Command for progress updates on their seaplane programs...
08 Sep 2022
Naval News reached out to ShinMaywa Industries, Ltd. in Japan to inquire on if the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) might be interested in their US-2 seaplane...
16 Jun 2022
The U.S.’s Defense Advanced Projects Research Agency (DARPA) is seeking an experimental “X-Plane” approach to create a new Wing-in-Ground (WIG) Effect seaplane...
24 Aug 2021
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) released a Request for Information (RFI) in mid-August 2021 seeking a Wing-in-Ground (WIG) cargo aircraft for the US military. DARPA set some requirements for the WIG plane...
28 Dec 2020
A public domain photo showing USSOCOM’s Combat Craft Assault (CCA), reveals some interesting feature...