Featured in AFSOCBYJoseph 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 29, 2019ShareThis Is the Tech Special Operators Want for Their Light Attack PlanesWishlist includes reprogrammable weapons, air-dropped loitering munitions, sensors with AI, and more. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareUSAF Says Spec Ops Light Attack Program Will Complement Larger OA-X EffortWeapons and equipment from separate special operations tests could end up in a future joint light attack fleet. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 20, 2019ShareThe Air Force’s Special Operations PC-12s Finally Have An Official NicknameThe U-28As have already been in service for 13 years and have flown hundreds of thousands of flight hours in combat zones around the world. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 20, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 16, 2019ShareBehold An MC-130J Spec Ops Transport With Its Badly Needed Terrain Following Radar InstalledNearly all of the Air Force’s MC-130Js do not have an adequate terrain-following/terrain avoidance capability to perform their low-level missions. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 16, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 13, 2019ShareThe USAF’s Plans To Buy Six Aircraft As Part Of Its Never Ending Light Attack ExperimentThe service will now partner with the Marines, too, but has made it clear this is about helping foreign allies, not acquiring planes for its own use. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 13, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 11, 2018ShareUSAF Command Behind Light Attack Aircraft Program Now Says It May Never Fly Those PlanesSpecial operators could take over the project, years after conducting their own light attack tests and evaluations. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 11, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 6, 2018ShareRed Bull Definitely Didn’t Give Wings To The Crew of This Air Force MC-12W Spy PlaneThe can of energy drink exploded inside the cockpit, forcing the plane to return to base and costing over $100,000 in repairs. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 6, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayMar 22, 2018ShareAC-130 Gunship Mysteriously Flew Hours Worth Of Laps Over Seattle on Tuesday (Updated)The USAF’s newest gunship variant, dubbed the AC-130J Ghostrider, was very quietly up to something 8,500 feet over the Washington metropolis. BYTyler RogowayMar 22, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 1, 2017ShareWatch This C-130J Become Engulfed In Its Own Dust Storm During Rough Field OpsThe C-130 is one hardy cargo hauling beast. BYTyler RogowayJul 1, 2017ShareBYTyler RogowayFeb 4, 2017Share10 CV-22 Ospreys Flying Low in Formation Sounds Like a Pit of Hissing SnakesThey are loud as hell in hover, but in airplane mode they hiss by. BYTyler RogowayFeb 4, 2017Share12
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 29, 2019ShareThis Is the Tech Special Operators Want for Their Light Attack PlanesWishlist includes reprogrammable weapons, air-dropped loitering munitions, sensors with AI, and more. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareUSAF Says Spec Ops Light Attack Program Will Complement Larger OA-X EffortWeapons and equipment from separate special operations tests could end up in a future joint light attack fleet. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 20, 2019ShareThe Air Force’s Special Operations PC-12s Finally Have An Official NicknameThe U-28As have already been in service for 13 years and have flown hundreds of thousands of flight hours in combat zones around the world. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 20, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 16, 2019ShareBehold An MC-130J Spec Ops Transport With Its Badly Needed Terrain Following Radar InstalledNearly all of the Air Force’s MC-130Js do not have an adequate terrain-following/terrain avoidance capability to perform their low-level missions. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 16, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 13, 2019ShareThe USAF’s Plans To Buy Six Aircraft As Part Of Its Never Ending Light Attack ExperimentThe service will now partner with the Marines, too, but has made it clear this is about helping foreign allies, not acquiring planes for its own use. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 13, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 11, 2018ShareUSAF Command Behind Light Attack Aircraft Program Now Says It May Never Fly Those PlanesSpecial operators could take over the project, years after conducting their own light attack tests and evaluations. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 11, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 6, 2018ShareRed Bull Definitely Didn’t Give Wings To The Crew of This Air Force MC-12W Spy PlaneThe can of energy drink exploded inside the cockpit, forcing the plane to return to base and costing over $100,000 in repairs. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 6, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayMar 22, 2018ShareAC-130 Gunship Mysteriously Flew Hours Worth Of Laps Over Seattle on Tuesday (Updated)The USAF’s newest gunship variant, dubbed the AC-130J Ghostrider, was very quietly up to something 8,500 feet over the Washington metropolis. BYTyler RogowayMar 22, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 1, 2017ShareWatch This C-130J Become Engulfed In Its Own Dust Storm During Rough Field OpsThe C-130 is one hardy cargo hauling beast. BYTyler RogowayJul 1, 2017Share
BYTyler RogowayFeb 4, 2017Share10 CV-22 Ospreys Flying Low in Formation Sounds Like a Pit of Hissing SnakesThey are loud as hell in hover, but in airplane mode they hiss by. BYTyler RogowayFeb 4, 2017Share