Modifications to Air Force Special Operations Command's (AFSOC) fleet of AC-130 gunships means that even if a planned August test of the new Airborne High Energy Laser (AHEL) system aboard an AC-130J ...

The US Air Force is gearing up for a conflict with well-armed adversaries. As a part of that, the military branch is rethinking what aircraft it has and how they're designed. One change the Air Force ...

U.S. Special Operations Command originally planned to buy 37 AC-130J Ghostriders to replace three older gunships: the AC-130H Spectre, AC-130W Stinger II and AC-130U Spooky. It now plans end the ...

SUBIC BAY, Philippines — The U.S. Air Force hasn’t had this much gunship firepower in the Philippines since the Vietnam War, according to special operations airmen participating in this month’s ...

MULTISPECTRAL SENSOR: The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin an $80 million follow-on contract for the Gunship Multispectral Sensor System (GSM2), the electro-optical/infrared fire control ...

The US Air Force's AC-130 gunship has a reputation for delivering firepower to the battlefield. Two AC-130Js used a more subtle tool to aid US forces on the ground during the evacuation of Kabul. As ...

WASHINGTON -- The slow-moving but deadly AC-130 gunship was chosen for the battle in Afghanistan because of its pinpoint accuracy and its psychological effect, a top general said yesterday. "The ...

U.S. Air Force AC-130U Spooky gunship aircrew members from the 4th Special Operations Squadron prepare their aircraft for a close air support mission over Eglin Range, Fla., during Exercise Emerald ...

US Air Force special operators took their AC-130J to Australia for an exercise in July. It's the first time the AC-130 has been to Australia since the gunship was introduced in the 1960s. The AC-130 ...