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 ...

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 ...

An unknown number of terrorists were killed in Iraq Tuesday after they fired on U.S. troops in the western portion of the country and were met with return fire by a U.S. military AC-130 gunship. U.S.

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 ...

Welcome back to the Fluctus Channel, as we explore how U.S. airpower is prepared and employed across multiple platforms, from the AC 130 gunship conducting live fire maritime strikes during RIMPAC to ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. The AC-130 is the world's biggest flying artillery gunship - nicknamed 'Hell in the Sky.' With three side firing weapons, a 25mm gatling gun, a ...

The US military fired at Iran-backed militants from an AC-130 gunship after they launched a close-range ballistic missile against American forces stationed at al-Asad Airbase in western Iraq, ...

The crew of an Air Force AC-130 gunship that mistakenly fired on friendly forces in Afghanistan last March, killing a U.S. soldier, was plagued by equipment problems including flawed navigation ...

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 ...