These sensors allow the gunship to visually or electronically identify friendly ground forces and targets. The AC-130 is armed with a fearsome array of weaponry, including a 105 mm cannon and 25 ...

It was so popular, in fact, that another variant, the AC-130 Spectre Gunship was spun off. The AC-130 Spectre is basically a close-air support (CAS) warbird that could hover over a hot battlefield ...

In 1967, someone had the bright idea to turn the Hercules into a gunship. That's not to say they strapped a machine gun to the roof and stamped it ready for combat — the AC-130 is a highly ...

When one thinks of the badass warbirds of U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC), chances are the mighty AC-130 Spectre gunship and the MH-53 Pave Low and MH-60 Pave Hawk helicopters ...