An AC-130U Spooky gunship named "Big Daddy" made history by being the first Spooky to ever receive a black letter initial on its status page before a flight. A black letter means the aircraft has no ...

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The Department of Defense tweeted out a video showcasing its AC-130 Gunship aircraft nicknamed the "Angel of Death" on Tuesday. "Her-cu-les, Her-cu-les! You don't want to be on the receiving end of ...

Aerospace and defense contractor Lockheed Martin has made a special delivery. The company just sent a laser weapon called the Airborne High Energy Laser (AHEL) to the Air Force, meant to be mounted to ...

Lockheed Martin has delivered to the US Air Force its Airborne High Energy Laser system to be installed and tested on an AC-130J Ghostrider gunship. The laser completed factory acceptance testing and ...

One day flying over Afghanistan, sometime in mid-2010, ground troops who were getting shot at requested ISR support (intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance). Unfortunately when they requested this ...

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 ...

NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland -- The new AC-130J Ghostrider gunship, described by Air Force Special Operations Command as "the ultimate battle plane," has been "performing magnificently" in its initial ...

The aircraft seen in the Avatar films may appear fantastical, but many are rooted in real-world aerospace concepts. Designs ...

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 ...

This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them. Gunship helicopters began their ascent to prominence ...