Progress Update on U.S. Navy, Marines, DARPA, and USSOCOM Seaplanes
Jan 14, 2025 · For years, Naval News has pursued the United States’ quest to field a new seaplane, brought forth by the need for more mobility in the seas with an amphibious aircraft that can take off and land on water. China already fields the largest amphibious seaplane in the world, and while it is a commercial design, it can potentially have military applications if applied.
Bombshell revelations over Rotto seaplane after horror crash
1 day ago · One of the floats from the seaplane on the back of a truck destined for storage at the Police Station. Credit: Jackson Flindell / The West Australian “We are unable to comment further while the accident is under investigation,” the spokesman said. ... WA NEWS. Major update to WA survivor of Rottnest seaplane tragedy ...
DARPA shares details on future US Navy military seaplane
Jan 15, 2025 · DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) has updated the status of the Liberty Lifter seaplane, a project currently in the hands of the startup Aurora Flight Sciences (Boeing), chosen by the US Department of Defense (DoD) to carry out the studies.
Seaplanes Are Back and They’re Cooler Than Ever. Here’s Why.
Jan 20, 2024 · After years of obsolescence, seaplanes are remerging with electrical overhauls and high-designs by names like REGENT and Icon Aircraft.
Three people confirmed dead in Rottnest Island seaplane crash
Jan 8, 2025 · Three people have died and their bodies have been recovered from the wreckage of a seaplane crash on Rottnest Island, WA Premier Roger Cook has confirmed. The plane plunged into the water shortly after take-off in Thomson Bay …
FAA mandates seaplane inspections after Puget Sound crash
Nov 3, 2022 · A U.S. Coast Guard plane searches area Monday, Sept. 5, 2022, near Freeland, Wash., on Whidbey Island north of Seattle where a chartered floatplane crashed the day before.
The Pentagon is developing a seaplane with the cargo capacity of …
Feb 3, 2023 · The Pentagon has selected two designs for a possible seaplane that would have the cargo capacity of a C-17. Two designs have been selected for ground-effect aircraft that can take off and land at...
Liberty Lifter - Wikipedia
The Liberty Lifter is a U.S. military Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) project, launched in mid-2022, to develop a low-cost seaplane that uses the ground-effect to travel long distances.. Unlike Soviet-era ekranoplan designs, the Liberty Lifter aircraft is expected to operate in moderate to rough sea states, and be able to fly out of ground effect.
ShinMaywa and USSOCOM Comment on the US-2 Seaplane - Naval News
Sep 8, 2022 · Naval News reached out to ShinMaywa Industries, Ltd. in Japan to inquire on if the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) might be interested in their US-2 seaplane. A representative from ShinMaywa’s Sales and Marketing Department replied.
Mechanical issue caused Washington seaplane crash that ... - NBC News
Oct 6, 2023 · U.S. investigators have confirmed that a mechanical issue caused the seaplane crash that killed 10 people off an island in Washington state last year.