SOCOM Still Planning Amphibious C-130, Upgrades To AC-130, MC-130

Brian Everstine March 02, 2023

A U.S. Air Force rendering of an amphibious MC-130J.

Credit: U.S. Air Force
FORT WALTON BEACH, Florida—U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) has pushed back the planned demonstration of an amphibious MC-130J, but is continuing with the design while the command is studying other ways to conduct runway-independent missions. U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC)...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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