Picture a slow-moving turboprop aircraft circling at low altitude in the dead of night, invisible to the naked eye but ...

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 ...

As the US Air Force AC-130J flies over South Korea’s towering apartment blocks, its powerful cameras can almost see inside windows on the highest floors. Aiming farther afield, the weapons officers on ...

Few weapons platforms inspire the same level of awe — and dread — as the AC-130 gunship. Built on the rugged Hercules airframe, this flying artillery platform has spent more than five decades circling ...

The AC-130 is one of the US military's most capable aircraft. Ground troops love the gunship and the capabilities it brings to the fight, but it can be effective even without deploying its large ...

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 40mm Bofors cannon, and a 105mm howitzer, it's easy to ...

While Russia's war in Ukraine drags on, the US military is continuing to prepare for a conflict with China in the Indo-Pacific region. To deal with the Chinese military's increasing capabilities, US ...

The AC-130 gunship's primary missions are close air support, air interdiction and force protection. Missions in close air support are troops in contact, convoy escort and urban operations. Air ...