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 ...

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No matter the variant, the AC-130 is jam-packed with the sort of weaponry one would expect to find on a “gunship.” The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is somewhat pedestrian as far as military aircraft goes—a ...

The ground shakes. The sky flashes. And the enemy vanishes. Firing the AC-130 gunship isn't just pulling a trigger - it's unleashing a storm. From 105mm howitzers to 25mm Gatling cannons, this flying ...

The crew provided Close Air Support and precision fire power to the U.S. land forces on the ground in Panama. The attack also involved a series of precision strikes by F-117A Nighthawks. Crews of ...

A storied gunship touched down at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, several weeks ago, as part of the U.S. Air Force’s effort to consolidate gunship training and reduce training time, the service ...

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 – ...

An AC-130J gunship practiced live-fire on a retired U.S. Navy ship during SINKEX 2024. (Todd R. McQueen) A U.S. Air Force AC-130J gunship took part in battering and sinking a retired U.S. Navy vessel ...

During the Vietnam War, the United States Air Force's first gunship, the AC-47, was introduced. It was primarily created to be able to unleash steady, accurate, and constant streams of fire on ground ...

There aren't a lot of reasons why I wouldn't be mad to sit in traffic. If I had to throw a list together, though, I'd say waiting for a U.S. Air Force AC-130 gunship to land on the pavement ahead of ...