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 AC-130 is America’s most feared gunship, designed to dominate the battlefield with overwhelming firepower. Operated by the U.S. Air Force, this heavily armed aircraft combines precision, endurance ...

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 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 ...

AFSOC’s MC-130J, AC-130J, and C-146A try their hands at operating in austere, contested environments, such as a highway used as an improvised runway. On August 4, 2024, the U.S. Air Force Special ...

WASHINGTON — The days of the AC-130J Ghostrider’s hefty 105mm cannon may be numbered. U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command confirmed to Defense News it is considering removing this howitzer-sized ...

U.S. Air Force AC-130W Stinger II aircrew conduct a combat training sortie over Cannon Air Force Base and Melrose Air Force ...

It's November 2001, and lieutenant colonel Allison Black is a navigator on an AC-130 gunship flying over Afghanistan. She recounts a typical combat mission during ...

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 that is designed to support troops on the ...

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 ...

An Air Force AC-130 gunship destroyed a truck on Tuesday in Western Iraq after the aircraft’s crew watched Iranian-backed militia fighters use the vehicle to launch a ballistic missile attack on U.S.

Fort Carson expected to start training exercises Monday that will create noise and dust. Air Force AC-130s planned to train with large-caliber ammunition in and around Fort Carson Monday through ...