Welcome back to The Daily Aviation for a feature on the lethal AC-130 gunship used by the US Air Force and what it takes to ...

Summary and Key Points: In a historic first, the U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) successfully landed an AC-130J Ghostrider Gunship on a highway in Arkansas during the Emerald Warrior ...

The AC-130 is one of the most heavily armed aircraft ever built, designed to deliver overwhelming firepower in support of troops on the ground. With massive cannons and precision targeting systems, it ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The US military has released an unusual video showing an AC-130J Ghostrider gunship conducting live-fire training the Caribbean.

An airman who flew as a crewmember on AC-130 gunships died in a shooting with a sheriff’s deputy at an apartment complex near Hurlburt Field Sunday, sources on the base and in Florida told Task & ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An AC-130J gunship practiced live-fire on a retired U.S. Navy ship during SINKEX 2024. (Todd R. McQueen) (Lockheed Martin ...

A series of photos from a recent event at Cannon Air Force Base in New Mexico show a few glimpses of the U.S. Air Force AC-130J Ghostrider, a powerful gunship... For nearly 60 years, the many ...

US defence technology firm Leidos is preparing launch tests for a new cruise missile it says will offer an affordable option for long-range strikes. Notably, the new munition – dubbed Black Arrow – ...

The AC-130 gunship series dates back to the Vietnam War era One of the most notable armaments of Ghostrider is its 105mm howitzer, which is typically seen on ground artillery platforms Outside of the ...

AN AIR BASE IN IRAQ — The U.S. Air Force has begun moving heavily armed AC-130 airplanes — the lethal "flying gunships" of the Vietnam War — to a base in Iraq as commanders search for new tools to ...