Air Force Special Ops eyes flying demo for amphibious MC-130J next year

By Briana Reilly / September 20, 2021 at 1:28 PM
NATIONAL HARBOR, MD -- The Air Force is seeking to hold a flying demonstration for an amphibious capability tied to the C-130J cargo plane in the latter part of calendar year 2022, the head of Air Force Special Operations Command said today. Calling the timeline “a very aggressive schedule for something of this nature,” Lt. Gen. Jim Slife said the demonstration for the MC-130J Commando II Amphibious Capability would include a single airplane “to validate the models we’ve built and...

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