Posted on May 20, 2022
Lasers, water landings, crewless ops: Upgrades are coming for the C-130 family
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C-130 READ OF THE DAY
Lasers, water landings, crewless ops: Upgrades are coming for the C-130 family
By Todd South
May 19, 04:36 PM
Loadmasters assigned to the 1st Special Operations Squadron look out over Mt. Fuji from the back of an MC-130J Commando II during a flight over Japan in a 2021 training exercise. (Senior Airman Jessi Monte/U.S. Air Force)
TAMPA, Fla. — The most advanced versions of the military’s long-running tanker-turned-death-dealer are expected to get even more toys under the direction of the special operations community.
The MC-130J Commando II and the KC130J Super Hercules aircraft are experimenting with high-energy lasers, amphibious landing and takeoff, and potentially a crewless, fully automated cockpit, if U.S. Special Operations Command’s work is successful.
Lasers, water landings, crewless ops: Upgrades are coming for the C-130 family
By Todd South
May 19, 04:36 PM
Loadmasters assigned to the 1st Special Operations Squadron look out over Mt. Fuji from the back of an MC-130J Commando II during a flight over Japan in a 2021 training exercise. (Senior Airman Jessi Monte/U.S. Air Force)
TAMPA, Fla. — The most advanced versions of the military’s long-running tanker-turned-death-dealer are expected to get even more toys under the direction of the special operations community.
The MC-130J Commando II and the KC130J Super Hercules aircraft are experimenting with high-energy lasers, amphibious landing and takeoff, and potentially a crewless, fully automated cockpit, if U.S. Special Operations Command’s work is successful.
PO1 William "Chip" Nagel Lt Col Charlie Brown SSG Michael Noll Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Cpl Vic Burk MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D. SGT Charlie Lee PO2 Marco Monsalve SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth ] SSG William Jones Sgt (Join to see) SrA John Monette SFC Bernard Walko SPC Michael Terrell SMSgt Anil Heendeniya CPL Douglas Chrysler A1C Medrick "Rick" DeVaney GySgt Jack Wallace CDR Andrew McMenamin, PhD SGT Mark Anderson
Lasers, water landings, crewless ops: Upgrades are coming for the C-130 family
By Todd South
May 19, 04:36 PM
Loadmasters assigned to the 1st Special Operations Squadron look out over Mt. Fuji from the back of an MC-130J Commando II during a flight over Japan in a 2021 training exercise. (Senior Airman Jessi Monte/U.S. Air Force)
TAMPA, Fla. — The most advanced versions of the military’s long-running tanker-turned-death-dealer are expected to get even more toys under the direction of the special operations community.
The MC-130J Commando II and the KC130J Super Hercules aircraft are experimenting with high-energy lasers, amphibious landing and takeoff, and potentially a crewless, fully automated cockpit, if U.S. Special Operations Command’s work is successful.
Lasers, water landings, crewless ops: Upgrades are coming for the C-130 family
By Todd South
May 19, 04:36 PM
Loadmasters assigned to the 1st Special Operations Squadron look out over Mt. Fuji from the back of an MC-130J Commando II during a flight over Japan in a 2021 training exercise. (Senior Airman Jessi Monte/U.S. Air Force)
TAMPA, Fla. — The most advanced versions of the military’s long-running tanker-turned-death-dealer are expected to get even more toys under the direction of the special operations community.
The MC-130J Commando II and the KC130J Super Hercules aircraft are experimenting with high-energy lasers, amphibious landing and takeoff, and potentially a crewless, fully automated cockpit, if U.S. Special Operations Command’s work is successful.
PO1 William "Chip" Nagel Lt Col Charlie Brown SSG Michael Noll Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Cpl Vic Burk MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D. SGT Charlie Lee PO2 Marco Monsalve SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth ] SSG William Jones Sgt (Join to see) SrA John Monette SFC Bernard Walko SPC Michael Terrell SMSgt Anil Heendeniya CPL Douglas Chrysler A1C Medrick "Rick" DeVaney GySgt Jack Wallace CDR Andrew McMenamin, PhD SGT Mark Anderson
Lasers, water landings, crewless ops: Upgrades are coming for the C-130 family
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SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL I've seen and Been aboard a C-130 on the Ground but in My Day C-141 was the Workhorse. I'm an O-Brancher, I Love Technology. As Long as it Doesn't Involve Lt Col Charlie Brown Putting Me in a "Mixed Load" with SM-2 Missiles going to Singapore again, Which I Hate and Have Horror Stories About! LOL!
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And along with the A-10 still one of the best planes we've ever produced imo SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL
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The worst flight in the history of the world is riding one of them over the Pacific Ocean.
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