WASHINGTON — The days of the AC-130J Ghostrider’s hefty 105mm cannon may be numbered. U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command confirmed to Defense News it is considering removing this ...

A long-anticipated high-energy laser weapon will no longer be an option for Air Force special operations gunships after "technical challenges" forced leaders to scrap at least one idea for its use.

One change the Air Force is considering is removing the big gun from the AC-130 gunship. The US Air Force is gearing up for a conflict with near-peer adversaries, namely China and Russia ...

The U.S. Air Force’s AC-130 gunship will keep its trademark 105 mm gun for the time being. A unique aircraft in many ways, the AC-130 is essentially a big gun platform that loiters over the ...

As the US Air Force AC-130J flies over South Korea’s towering apartment blocks, its powerful cameras can almost see inside windows on the highest floors. Aiming farther afield, the weapons ...

according to Air Force Global Strike Command. The only bomber missing was B-21 Raider, while the lone absent fighter jet was the F-35A Lightning II. The AC-130J Ghostrider gunship was also not ...

Staff Sgt. Andrew English inspects a 105mm cannon on an AC-130J Ghostrider at Hurlburt Field, Fla., on Oct. 31, 2023. (Airman 1st Class Bailey Wyman/U.S Air Force) WASHINGTON — The days of the ...