No matter the variant, the AC-130 is jam-packed with the sort of weaponry one would expect to find on a “gunship.” The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is somewhat pedestrian as far as military aircraft goes—a ...

The AC-130 is the world's biggest flying artillery gunship - nicknamed 'Hell in the Sky.' With three side firing weapons, a 25mm gatling gun, a 40mm Bofors cannon, and a 105mm howitzer, it's easy to ...

Experience the full force of the US Marines in action during the MAGTF live exercise at MCAS Miramar, featuring coordinated firepower from F-35s, F-18s, AH-1Z Vipers, and C-130s. This dynamic display ...

The Air Force is progressing with a massive technological overhaul of its warzone-tested C-130 aircraft, giving the platform new radios, digital avionics, collision avoidance technology and reinforced ...

The U.S. military operates many military transport aircraft, but one of the most impressive is the C-130 Hercules, which entered active service in 1954. The aircraft can transport everything from ...

During the Vietnam War, the United States Air Force's first gunship, the AC-47, was introduced. It was primarily created to be able to unleash steady, accurate, and constant streams of fire on ground ...

Special Operations Command selected Northrop Grumman’s APG-83 SABR to replace legacy radars on AC-130J, MC-130J, and HC-130J aircraft. The U.S. Air Force has announced that Special Operations Command ...