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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The US Air Force is gearing up for a conflict with well-armed adversaries. As a part of that, the military branch is rethinking ...

GUNSHIP TESTING: Boeing has begun flight testing the AC-130U Gunship with new Bushmaster 30-mm cannons at Hurlburt Field, Fla., the company announced April 27. The 30-mm cannon eventually will replace ...

MULTISPECTRAL SENSOR: The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin an $80 million follow-on contract for the Gunship Multispectral Sensor System (GSM2), the electro-optical/infrared fire control ...

SUBIC BAY, Philippines — The U.S. Air Force hasn’t had this much gunship firepower in the Philippines since the Vietnam War, according to special operations airmen participating in this month’s ...

WASHINGTON -- The slow-moving but deadly AC-130 gunship was chosen for the battle in Afghanistan because of its pinpoint accuracy and its psychological effect, a top general said yesterday. "The ...

The US Air Force's Special Operations Command (AFSOC) has received the first of 37 upgraded Lockheed Martin AC-130J Ghostrider gunships, it was announced on 7 March. The first Block 30 AC-130J ...

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 ...