AC-130 Gunships Are Finally Getting A New 105mm Howitzer
Navy engineers designed and built a prototype howitzer to replace the 1960s-era design that AC-130 gunships use now.
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Special Operations Command Wants Tiny Cruise Missiles With Hundreds Of Miles Range
A pint-sized missile with at least 200 miles of standoff range sounds like a tough ask because it is.
Shadowy KC-135RT Special Ops Tankers Head Toward Afghanistan As Evacuation Airbridge Forms (Updated)
The KC-135RTs could play a vital role supporting AC-130 gunships and other special ops aircraft as the Taliban push closer to the Afghan capital.
Russia Is Jamming Royal Air Force Transport Aircraft Flying Out Of Cyprus: Reports
RAF Atlas transport aircraft have been repeatedly subjected to electronic warfare attacks over the eastern Mediterranean according to reports.
How The Iran Hostage Rescue Was Supposed To Go Down If It Hadn’t Ended Early In Disaster
Operation Eagle Claw was amazingly complex with incredible risks at every turn. Here is exactly how it was supposed to go down, step by step.
AC-130J Ghostrider Gunships Have Flown Their Very First Combat Missions
The U.S. Air Force’s new AC-130J Ghostriders have been flying combat missions in Afghanistan since June 2019. The gunships took over from AC-130U Spooky IIs that had been supporting U.S. and coalition special operations forces and their Afghan partners in that country. Those Spooky IIs have now returned to the United States, marking the last scheduled combat deployment ever for that version of the AC-130.
Russia Reportedly Developing Its Own AC-130-Like Gunship From Converted An-12 Cargo Planes
Russia is reportedly looking to develop an AC-130-like gunship armed with a pair of 57mm automatic cannons, as well as additional smaller guns. The first phase of the project would involve the conversion of an Antonov An-12 Cub cargo plane into a flying testbed to experiment with different weapons and tactics, techniques and procedures.
AC-130W Gunship Pilots Help Target The Enemy With An Off The Shelf Rifle Sight
The sensor and weapons packed AC-130W Stinger II uses a $665 holographic gun sight to help spew fire down on the enemy.
The Dark World Of USAF Special Ops Air Refuelers And Their Modified KC-135RT Tankers
We talk to an elite group of specially trained airmen that fuel low flying special operations aircraft in total darkness and in radio silence.
Boeing’s Been Granted A Patent For Turning The B-1B Into A Gunship Bristling With Cannons
The patent includes various concepts that would allow multiple cannon configurations to be uploaded into the B-1’s weapons bays.