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...
Tag Archives : Sea Plane
ShinMaywa and USSOCOM Comment on the US-2 Seaplane
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...
USSOCOM Update on MC-130J Amphibious Capability or ‘MAC’
USSOCOM’s offered new details on the progress and goal of the Amphibious MC-130J (MAC) demonstration during SOFIC 2022...
DARPA Responds on “Liberty Lifter” Seaplane
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...
Video: DARPA Unveils Liberty Lifter Seaplane Concept
DARPA has launched the Liberty Lifter project to demonstrate a leap in operational logistics capabilities by designing, building, and flying a long-range, low-cost X-plane capable of seaborne strategic and tactical lift.
DARPA Requests Information For Wing-in-Ground Effect Aircraft For the U.S. Military
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...