The U.S. Air Force plans to test an AC-130J Ghostrider gunship equipped with an active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar. Adding an AESA would give these aircraft a valuable tool for spotting, ...

The current fixed armament configuration of the AC-130J includes a 30mm GAU-23/A Bushmaster automatic cannon and a 105mm howitzer, both firing out the left side of the fuselage. There are no plans to ...

A series of photos from a recent event at Cannon Air Force Base in New Mexico show a few glimpses of the U.S. Air Force AC-130J Ghostrider, a powerful gunship... For nearly 60 years, the many ...

Plenty of U.S. combat aircraft strike fear into adversaries on the ground. Those include such warbirds as the A-10 Thunderbolt II, the B-52 Stratofortress, and of course the F-35 Lightning II. All can ...

A powerful new chapter in the U.S.-Venezuela standoff is unfolding in the skies above the Caribbean. The arrival of the AC-130J Ghostrider, a heavily armed gunship, near Venezuela’s airspace has sent ...

Say what you want about air shows, but where else do you get to see airplanes from entirely different eras flying together? Heritage flights is how they call these amazing get-togethers, and later ...

UPDATE: The aerial gunnery training exercise scheduled for Dec. 28, 2023 was cancelled that same day due to inclement weather, according to a spokesperson for Camp Atterbury on social media. IndyStar ...

The U.S. Air Force AC-130J Ghostrider gunships are a constant presence in the CENTCOM AOR (Area Of Responsibility). The picture in this post shows an AC-130J Ghostrider being refueled at night by a ...

HURLBURT FIELD — The Air Force training unit for the AC-130J "Ghostrider" gunship is slated to be relocated from Hurlburt Field to Kirtland Air Force Base in New Mexico within the next couple of years ...

As the US military focuses on Russia and China, US special operators are stepping up their game. Those operators are looking for new weapons to prepare for the kind of war the US could face in the ...