Program to Convert MC-130Js for Amphib SOCOM use Stalls Out
The initial flight test for a float-equipped C-130 has been postponed indefinitely for the time being, with no ETA on when a demo could be expected. The MC-130J Commando II Amphibious Capability (MAC) is a project undertaken by the Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) to provide warfighters with a more mobile, convenient way to ferry small units throughout oceanic regions without sufficient airfield coverage.
Citing a high probability of neck injury in combat or the event of pilot ejection, the British Royal Air Force (RAF) has set forth that women do not weigh enough to fly the F-35 Lightning II fighter jet. At present, owing to inescapable physiological realities, only pilots weighing more than 150-pounds (68-kilograms) are cleared to wear the Gen III F-35 helmet ...
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Boeing a stout $2.3 billion contract for the 9th production lot of 15 KC-46A Pegasus tankers. The order brings the Air Force's future collection of Pegasi up to 128, with 68 currently operational all over the globe. The KC-46A has been a focus point for Boeing's efforts to nail down some technical issues in all-weather refueling, but development seem to have ironed most of them out.
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