HURLBURT FIELD — Taking off with the rising sun, an AC-130U gunship took its final flight Tuesday, trailing history in its wake during a near-cross-country voyage from Hurlburt Field to Arizona's ...
A Florida-based subcontractor is assembling the first of four AC-130H models being upgraded to the AC-130U "Spooky II" configuration, but proposed weapons upgrades for the AC-130U fleet still are on ...
Key point: While details are scant on the nature of the Ghostrider’s first combat mission, U.S. special operations forces have remained heavily in the fight in Afghanistan. Brace yourselves: the Air ...
An AC-130U gunship jettisons flares during training over Hurlburt Field, Fla. (Senior Airman Julianne Showalter/Air Force) The 14 crewmembers of Spooky 43, an AC-130U gunship that fought a ferocious ...
Dec. 18 (UPI) --The Boeing Co. has been awarded a modified contract by the U.S. Air Force in support of AC-130U gunships. The $18.1 million deal, announced on Dec. 15 by the Department of Defense but ...
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 ...
Brace yourselves: the Air Force’s newest gunship is officially on the prowl downrange. The AC-130J Ghostrider gunship flew its first combat mission in Afghanistan in late June, deploying to relieve ...
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