Featured in gunshipsBYJoseph 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, 2022ShareBYThomas Newdick and Joseph TrevithickOct 8, 2021ShareThe AC-130J Gunship’s First Solid State Laser Weapon Has Arrived For TestingThe laser system could offer the already super versatile AC-130J a new way to covertly destroy and disable critical targets. BYThomas Newdick and Joseph TrevithickOct 8, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickFeb 19, 2021ShareAirbus C295 Transport Testbed Emerges Loaded With Turkish Guided BombsPhotos of the bomb-laden transport prove the flight-test campaign for the mini-gunship is gathering pace. BYThomas NewdickFeb 19, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 3, 2020ShareHow a Secretive Special Operations Task Force Is Taking the Fight to ISISSpecial operations personnel in Iraq and Syria have been responsible for nearly one third of all the brutal terrorist group’s casualties. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 3, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 16, 2020ShareWarning To Iran: AC-130W Gunship Practices Slaying Boats With U.S. Navy In The Persian GulfThe AC-130’s massive volume of fire, precision, magazine depth, and sensors make it a ferocious tool for mitigating the threat of small boat swarms. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 16, 2020ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayOct 30, 2019ShareOur Analysis Of New Info And Video From The Raid That Killed ISIS Head Al BaghdadiNew facts, videos, and imagery give new insights as to how U.S. forces got to the compound and then obliterated it after the operation was complete. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayOct 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 10, 2019ShareChina Reveals Exotic Flying Saucer-Shaped “Armed Helicopter” Concept (Updated)The Chinese claim the design will have impressive performance, but similar aircraft in the past have had trouble just getting off the ground. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 10, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 15, 2019ShareThe Afghan Air Force Just Can’t Quit The Hind Gunship HelicopterThe Afghan Air Force is still flying the iconic attack helicopters, despite the NATO-led coalition refusing to help support their continued operation. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 15, 2019ShareBYJoseph 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, 2019ShareThe USAF Still Can’t Get The New AC-130J Ghostrider’s 30mm Cannon To Work ReliablyA new Pentagon report says that gun routinely fails and that the plane’s basic design also causes the 105mm shells on board to fall apart. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareBlackwater Founder’s Private Afghan Air Arm Pitch Included An-26 Gunships And AH-1 CobrasThe mix of aircraft, helicopters, drones, and aerostats would have taken over for US and coalition forces. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 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, 2019ShareAt Hearing, Dunford Highlights Plans for Afghan Black Hawk Gunship VariantThe United States expects to deliver nearly 60 armed UH-60s as part of plans to transform the Afghan Air Force. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareThe USAF Finally Gives Its AC-130W Gunship The Big Gun It Desperately NeedsThe service did not originally plan to put the hard-hitting 105mm howitzer on newer gunships, but has since made the iconic weapon a top priority. 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, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 21, 2019ShareMarines To Finally Add 30mm Cannon To Bolt-On “Harvest Hawk” Armament Kits For KC-130JsThe guns will add a new and valuable capability to the add-on weapon and sensor packages, which already include precision guided missiles and bombs. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 21, 2019Share12
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
BYThomas Newdick and Joseph TrevithickOct 8, 2021ShareThe AC-130J Gunship’s First Solid State Laser Weapon Has Arrived For TestingThe laser system could offer the already super versatile AC-130J a new way to covertly destroy and disable critical targets. BYThomas Newdick and Joseph TrevithickOct 8, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickFeb 19, 2021ShareAirbus C295 Transport Testbed Emerges Loaded With Turkish Guided BombsPhotos of the bomb-laden transport prove the flight-test campaign for the mini-gunship is gathering pace. BYThomas NewdickFeb 19, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 3, 2020ShareHow a Secretive Special Operations Task Force Is Taking the Fight to ISISSpecial operations personnel in Iraq and Syria have been responsible for nearly one third of all the brutal terrorist group’s casualties. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 3, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 16, 2020ShareWarning To Iran: AC-130W Gunship Practices Slaying Boats With U.S. Navy In The Persian GulfThe AC-130’s massive volume of fire, precision, magazine depth, and sensors make it a ferocious tool for mitigating the threat of small boat swarms. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 16, 2020Share
BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayOct 30, 2019ShareOur Analysis Of New Info And Video From The Raid That Killed ISIS Head Al BaghdadiNew facts, videos, and imagery give new insights as to how U.S. forces got to the compound and then obliterated it after the operation was complete. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayOct 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 10, 2019ShareChina Reveals Exotic Flying Saucer-Shaped “Armed Helicopter” Concept (Updated)The Chinese claim the design will have impressive performance, but similar aircraft in the past have had trouble just getting off the ground. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 10, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 15, 2019ShareThe Afghan Air Force Just Can’t Quit The Hind Gunship HelicopterThe Afghan Air Force is still flying the iconic attack helicopters, despite the NATO-led coalition refusing to help support their continued operation. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 15, 2019Share
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, 2019ShareThe USAF Still Can’t Get The New AC-130J Ghostrider’s 30mm Cannon To Work ReliablyA new Pentagon report says that gun routinely fails and that the plane’s basic design also causes the 105mm shells on board to fall apart. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareBlackwater Founder’s Private Afghan Air Arm Pitch Included An-26 Gunships And AH-1 CobrasThe mix of aircraft, helicopters, drones, and aerostats would have taken over for US and coalition forces. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 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, 2019ShareAt Hearing, Dunford Highlights Plans for Afghan Black Hawk Gunship VariantThe United States expects to deliver nearly 60 armed UH-60s as part of plans to transform the Afghan Air Force. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareThe USAF Finally Gives Its AC-130W Gunship The Big Gun It Desperately NeedsThe service did not originally plan to put the hard-hitting 105mm howitzer on newer gunships, but has since made the iconic weapon a top priority. 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
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 21, 2019ShareMarines To Finally Add 30mm Cannon To Bolt-On “Harvest Hawk” Armament Kits For KC-130JsThe guns will add a new and valuable capability to the add-on weapon and sensor packages, which already include precision guided missiles and bombs. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 21, 2019Share
