No matter the variant, the AC-130 is jam-packed with the sort of weaponry one would expect to find on a “gunship.” Key point: While details are scant on the nature of the Ghostrider’s first combat ...

When one brings into the spotlight the C-130 Hercules and its many variants, you know what generally follows is a talk about the plane’s lifting capabilities and its transport exploits. But there’s ...

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 ...

For more than 40 years, American ground forces have relied on the AC-130 gunship for protection and close air support. However, the venerable AC-130H Specter variant, which has been deployed in every ...

ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. — "Spooky" has made it home and is now at the Museum of Aviation in Warner Robins. The Air Force AC-130 was built in Marietta and flew as a cargo hauler in the Vietnam War.

No matter the variant, the AC-130 is jam-packed with the sort of weaponry one would expect to find on a “gunship.” America’s C-130 transport plane is one of the most iconic and reliable workhorses of ...