Since the mid-1960s, AC-130 gunships have provided close air support for troops all over the world. The AC-130's utility and effectiveness created a dynasty that's now on its sixth version. "The sheer ...

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 ...

One of the Air Force’s most feared gunships will soon be upgraded with a state-of-the-art laser, taking their ground support role to the next level. The United States Air Force will soon outfit their ...

US Special Operations Command is shifting its focus toward competition with a near-peer power. To do that, it wants to ensure it can still use its all its platforms against a sophisticated enemy. So ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: As recent battles in Syria, Iraq and Ukraine have indicated, the dedicated attack aircraft still has an important role to play. Is the dedicated attack aircraft a ...