Tag: AFSOC
AFSOC becomes first US customer for GA-ASI’s SkyGuardian RPAS
The US Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) has awarded General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. a contract for the delivery of three...
US Air Force Special Operations Command receives final AC-130J Ghostrider
The AFSOC AC-130J is the fifth generation gunship replacing the fleet of AC-130U Spooky and AC-130W Stinger II gunships.
AFSOC Reapers demonstrate Agile Combat Employment capability
US Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) recently demonstrated the capability of its MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft to perform agile combat...
Norway makes progress on salvaging US Osprey stuck in a nature...
The Norwegian defense ministry is making progress on recovering a US Air Force Special Operations Command CV-22 Osprey that has been stuck...
AFSOC grounds CV-22 Osprey fleet over clutch issues
The US Air Force Special Operations Command has grounded its fleet of 52 CV-22 Osprey rotorcraft indefinitely due to the recent series...
SNC delivers third and final A-29 Super Tucano to AFSOC
The US Air Force Special Operations Command will use the aircraft for its Combat Aviation Advisor (CAA) missions.
USSOCOM receives first AC-130J gunship with upgraded RF countermeasures
The US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) has taken delivery of the first AC-130J aircraft to undergo the AC/MC 130J Radio Frequency Countermeasures...
AFSOC receives first Osprey with upgraded nacelles
The US Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) has taken delivery of its first CV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft to undergo nacelle improvement...
US Air Force’s Rapid Dragon palletized weapon project aces first live-fire...
The live-fire trial is the result of a two-year testing campaign with aimed at allowing cargo planes to launch missiles en masse.
AFSOC shares its vision of the amphibious C-130J seaplane
The US Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) is turning to the versatile C-130J to enhance its runway independence by allowing the...
