Featured in AC-130BYJoseph TrevithickJan 20, 2022ShareAC-130 Gunships Are Finally Getting A New 105mm HowitzerThe AC-130’s biggest gun is getting a makeover to make it more capable and reliable than its 1960s-era predecessor. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 20, 2022ShareBYMichael PeckSep 7, 2021ShareSpecial Operations Command Wants Tiny Cruise Missiles With Hundreds Of Miles RangeA pint-sized missile with at least 200 miles of standoff range sounds like a tough ask because it is. BYMichael PeckSep 7, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 13, 2021ShareShadowy 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. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 13, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickMar 19, 2021ShareRussia Is Jamming Royal Air Force Transport Aircraft Flying Out Of Cyprus: ReportsRAF Atlas transport aircraft have been repeatedly subjected to electronic warfare attacks over the eastern Mediterranean according to reports. BYThomas NewdickMar 19, 2021ShareBYEdward ChangJan 28, 2021ShareHow The Iran Hostage Rescue Was Supposed To Go Down If It Hadn’t Ended Early In DisasterOperation Eagle Claw was amazingly complex with incredible risks at every turn. Here is exactly how it was supposed to go down, step by step. BYEdward ChangJan 28, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 10, 2019ShareAC-130J Ghostrider Gunships Have Flown Their Very First Combat MissionsThe AC-130J’s arrival in Afghanistan marks a historic changing of the guard as older AC-130Us have now finished their last scheduled deployment. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 10, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareMassive US Counterstrike Against Assad’s Forces Signals New Stage Of Syrian Civil WarThree hour battle with Assad’s forces is a reminder that other parties may not give the US the choice of staying out of Syria’s civil war. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareJaded Thunder Exercise Trains Elite Troops to Call in Almost Any Sort of Fire SupportJoint Special Operations Command brings in various aerial assets to teach its operators how to apply their deadly capabilities with finesse. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareThe USAF Is Rebuilding World War II-Era 40mm Shells for its AC-130U GunshipsThe service is the last user of the Bofors cannon in the US military and has had to go hunting for more ammunition. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareThe USAF’s AC-130W Gunships Are in Desperate Need of Special AmmunitionOfficial contract document says using alternatives would put troops on the ground at “increased harm and risk.” BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 26, 2019ShareRussia Reportedly Developing Its Own AC-130-Like Gunship From Converted An-12 Cargo PlanesThe project will start with converting a single Antonov An-12 to carry a pair of 57mm cannons to help with further development of the final design. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 26, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayMay 24, 2019ShareThe Dark World Of USAF Special Ops Air Refuelers And Their Modified KC-135RT TankersWe talk to an elite group of specially trained airmen that fuel low flying special operations aircraft in total darkness and in radio silence. BYTyler RogowayMay 24, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayAug 5, 2018ShareAC-130W Gunship Pilots Help Target The Enemy With An Off The Shelf Rifle SightThe sensor and weapons packed AC-130W Stinger II uses a $665 holographic gun sight to help spew fire down on the enemy. BYTyler RogowayAug 5, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayMay 11, 2018ShareBoeing’s Been Granted A Patent For Turning The B-1B Into A Gunship Bristling With CannonsThe patent includes various concepts that would allow multiple cannon configurations to be uploaded into the B-1’s weapons bays. BYTyler RogowayMay 11, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 25, 2018ShareAmerican General Says ‘Adversaries’ Are Jamming AC-130 Gunships in SyriaRussia, which already appears to be waging a hybrid conflict against the United States in the country, is very likely behind these attacks. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 25, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJan 20, 2022ShareAC-130 Gunships Are Finally Getting A New 105mm HowitzerThe AC-130’s biggest gun is getting a makeover to make it more capable and reliable than its 1960s-era predecessor. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 20, 2022Share
BYMichael PeckSep 7, 2021ShareSpecial Operations Command Wants Tiny Cruise Missiles With Hundreds Of Miles RangeA pint-sized missile with at least 200 miles of standoff range sounds like a tough ask because it is. BYMichael PeckSep 7, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 13, 2021ShareShadowy 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. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 13, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickMar 19, 2021ShareRussia Is Jamming Royal Air Force Transport Aircraft Flying Out Of Cyprus: ReportsRAF Atlas transport aircraft have been repeatedly subjected to electronic warfare attacks over the eastern Mediterranean according to reports. BYThomas NewdickMar 19, 2021Share
BYEdward ChangJan 28, 2021ShareHow The Iran Hostage Rescue Was Supposed To Go Down If It Hadn’t Ended Early In DisasterOperation Eagle Claw was amazingly complex with incredible risks at every turn. Here is exactly how it was supposed to go down, step by step. BYEdward ChangJan 28, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 10, 2019ShareAC-130J Ghostrider Gunships Have Flown Their Very First Combat MissionsThe AC-130J’s arrival in Afghanistan marks a historic changing of the guard as older AC-130Us have now finished their last scheduled deployment. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 10, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareMassive US Counterstrike Against Assad’s Forces Signals New Stage Of Syrian Civil WarThree hour battle with Assad’s forces is a reminder that other parties may not give the US the choice of staying out of Syria’s civil war. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareJaded Thunder Exercise Trains Elite Troops to Call in Almost Any Sort of Fire SupportJoint Special Operations Command brings in various aerial assets to teach its operators how to apply their deadly capabilities with finesse. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareThe USAF Is Rebuilding World War II-Era 40mm Shells for its AC-130U GunshipsThe service is the last user of the Bofors cannon in the US military and has had to go hunting for more ammunition. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareThe USAF’s AC-130W Gunships Are in Desperate Need of Special AmmunitionOfficial contract document says using alternatives would put troops on the ground at “increased harm and risk.” BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 26, 2019ShareRussia Reportedly Developing Its Own AC-130-Like Gunship From Converted An-12 Cargo PlanesThe project will start with converting a single Antonov An-12 to carry a pair of 57mm cannons to help with further development of the final design. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 26, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayMay 24, 2019ShareThe Dark World Of USAF Special Ops Air Refuelers And Their Modified KC-135RT TankersWe talk to an elite group of specially trained airmen that fuel low flying special operations aircraft in total darkness and in radio silence. BYTyler RogowayMay 24, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayAug 5, 2018ShareAC-130W Gunship Pilots Help Target The Enemy With An Off The Shelf Rifle SightThe sensor and weapons packed AC-130W Stinger II uses a $665 holographic gun sight to help spew fire down on the enemy. BYTyler RogowayAug 5, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayMay 11, 2018ShareBoeing’s Been Granted A Patent For Turning The B-1B Into A Gunship Bristling With CannonsThe patent includes various concepts that would allow multiple cannon configurations to be uploaded into the B-1’s weapons bays. BYTyler RogowayMay 11, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 25, 2018ShareAmerican General Says ‘Adversaries’ Are Jamming AC-130 Gunships in SyriaRussia, which already appears to be waging a hybrid conflict against the United States in the country, is very likely behind these attacks. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 25, 2018Share
