On Sunday, April 2, members of the Talon community gathered at Hurlburt Field to see MC-130H, Tail Number 89-0280, take off for the last time. [Courtesy: U.S. Air Force] The U.S. Air Force’s special ...

The US Special Operations Command (SOCOM) is exploring turning its Lockheed Martin MC-130J into an amphibious aircraft by adding two large floats below its hull. SOCOM revealed its interest in the ...

We love flying boats around here, and we've showcased a fair amount of them here before. Be it civilian private puddle jumpers like the Republic Seabee, a huge Forrest fire killer in the Martin JRM ...

A U.S. Air Force Boeing C-17 airdropped a palletized Joint Air-To-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) last month as a prelude to a future test of a C-17-fired palletized missile, the head of Air Mobility ...

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan — Time is moving fast for the two loadmasters in the cargo hold of the MC-130H. They’ve got 10 minutes before a group of about 40 special operators parachute from the aircraft, ...

KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. — Kirtland Air Force Base has been here for decades but we don’t always get to see what they do there so here’s a look behind the gate. In the video above, you can see a ...

The MC-130Js and AC-130J Ghostrider gunship, still in development, "represent a leap in capability as it can fly higher, faster, farther and carry more cargo than any of the legacy aircraft," said ...

Special Operations Command selected Northrop Grumman’s APG-83 SABR to replace legacy radars on AC-130J, MC-130J, and HC-130J aircraft. The U.S. Air Force has announced that Special Operations Command ...

Ever wanted to go inside the cockpit of an Air Force MC-130 special operations aircraft? Here's your chance. (Jeff Martin/Staff) Military Times © 2025 ...

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The US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) is considering the design and development of an amphibious MC-130 aircraft to support operational requirements in the age of ‘Great Power Competition’ (GPC) ...