Welcome back to The Daily Aviation for a feature on the lethal AC-130 gunship used by the US Air Force and what it takes to ...

For more than 60 years, the AC-130 gunship has delivered unmatched firepower from the skies, evolving from its Vietnam War origins into one of America’s most feared battlefield aircraft. Armed with ...

AC-130 Gunship Unleashing Incredible Firepower Description Watch the incredible power of the AC-130 Gunship, one of the most ...

GUNSHIP TESTING: Boeing has begun flight testing the AC-130U Gunship with new Bushmaster 30-mm cannons at Hurlburt Field, Fla., the company announced April 27. The 30-mm cannon eventually will replace ...

The A-10 Thunderbolt II was purpose-built entirely around CAS survivability and direct ground support. AC-130 gunships became the gold standard for precision night CAS with unmatched persistence. MQ-1 ...

FORT BRAGG, N.C. -- The Pentagon wants to base AC-130 gunships in Uzbekistan to add lethal special operations weapons to the battle in northern Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said ...

Special operations aircraft are chosen for proven reliability in hostile environments rather than cutting-edge specs. The 160th SOAR depends heavily on the MH-60 Black Hawk and MH-47G Chinook for ...