Tag: AFSOC

25 Years Ago Today: An U.S. F-117 Stealth Jet Is Shot Down Over Serbia

Aviation March 27, 2024

OTD in 1999, “Vega 31” was shot down near Belgrade. Here’s how it went. On Mar. 27, 1999, during the fourth night of Operation Allied...

V-22 Osprey fleet will fly again, with no fixes but renewed training

Defense March 8, 2024

U.S. AFSOC Demonstrates Simultaneous Control Of Three MQ-9A RPAs By A Single Crew

Aviation February 12, 2024

Watch An AC-130J Ghostrider Firing Its Cannons Through IR Vision

Aviation December 12, 2023

Is the Osprey Safe?

DefenseDecember 8, 2023

The Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft is raising renewed concerns – and even protests – over its safety in Okinawa and elsewhere in Japan....

United States Army grounds Osprey V-22 helicopter fleet after fatal Yakushima crash

AviationDecember 7, 2023

In the aftermath of the tragic crash off the coast of Yakushima, Japan, where eight members of the Air Force Special Operations Command lost...

All V-22 Osprey Tilt-Rotor Aircraft Grounded Following Fatal Crash In Japan

AviationDecember 7, 2023

The worldwide standdown was ordered after preliminary investigation information indicates a potential materiel failure caused the CV-22 crash in Japan that killed 8 crew...

Update: US CV-22B Osprey crashes in Japanese waters

DefenseDecember 5, 2023

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1 Dead, 7 Missing After US Military Osprey Aircraft Crashes off SW Japan

DefenseNovember 30, 2023

In a tragic accident, a Bell Boeing CV-22 Osprey of the U.S. Air Force (USAF) with eight people on board crashed into waters off...

US Air Force may remove 105mm cannon from AC-130 gunship

DefenseNovember 7, 2023

WASHINGTON — The days of the AC-130J Ghostrider’s hefty 105mm cannon may be numbered.U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command confirmed to Defense News it...

Protector Training for First RAF Cohort Begins at GA-ASI’s FTTC

ACN NewswireMay 4, 2023

SAN DIEGO, CA, May 4, 2023 - (ACN Newswire) - On May 1, 2023, the Royal Air Force (RAF) began training its first cohort of pilots, sensor operators,...

The Last MC-130H Combat Talon II Special Operations Aircraft Has Been Retired

AviationApril 20, 2023

The final MC-130H flew for the last time earlier this month, retiring at the 309th AMARG in the Arizona desert. Earlier this month, on April...

DARPA Developing Wing-In-Ground Effect Cargo Seaplane

AviationFebruary 16, 2023

The new X-plane will be a large flying boat similar in size and capacity to the C-17. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is working...

Undisclosed number of Ospreys grounded until clutch-related part fixed

DefenseFebruary 4, 2023

WASHINGTON — An undisclosed number of V-22 Ospreys across three services will halt operations until a component tied to the engine is replaced, a...

The Stranded USAF CV-22 Osprey Has Finally Been Recovered

AviationOctober 16, 2022

The tiltrotor was stuck in the Norwegian wilderness for six weeks after an emergency landing. A CV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft, belonging to RAF Mildenhall’s 352nd...