The 919th Special Operations Wing flew the AC-130A Spectre for 20 years, before transitioning to non-gunship aircraft, and ...

HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. (AFNS) — Air Force Special Operations Command received its 31st and final AC-130J Ghostrider, completing the command’s transition from the legacy AC-130W, AC-130U and AC-130H ...

Since the mid-1960s, AC-130 gunships have provided close air support for troops all over the world. The AC-130's utility and effectiveness created a dynasty that's now on its sixth version. "The sheer ...

GUNSHIP SENSOR: Lockheed Martin has been picked to provide a new sensor system for the U.S. Air Force AC-130U gunship, the company announced Jan. 11. Boeing, the prime contractor for the AC-130U ...

The current fixed armament configuration of the AC-130J includes a 30mm GAU-23/A Bushmaster automatic cannon and a 105mm howitzer, both firing out the left side of the fuselage. There are no plans to ...

Here’s What You Need To Remember: The AC-130 has proven invaluable in small wars against lightly defended targets in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as supporting special operations. Which suggests that ...

HURLBURT FIELD — The Air Force training unit for the AC-130J "Ghostrider" gunship is slated to be relocated from Hurlburt Field to Kirtland Air Force Base in New Mexico within the next couple of years ...

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 ...

The US military uses a variety of drones, attack aircraft and fighter jets in its campaign to attack suspected ...

NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Lockheed Martin on Tuesday said it won a $10.7 million contract from Boeing to provide a sensor system for the U.S. Air Force's AC-130U aircraft. The initial contract is for the ...

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 ...