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Project Gunship II - The secret AC-130 program that changed the Vietnam War

As the earlier C-47 gunships wore out in Vietnam, the US Air Force turned to the C-130 Hercules under the top-secret Project ...
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How Could the AC-130 Gunship Get Any Better? (The Answer Is Lasers.)

One of the most fearsome planes in the U.S. Air Force arsenal is about to get a high tech upgrade. The service plans to test a laser weapon system aboard the AC-130J Ghostrider gunship in 2022, making ...
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Inside the AC-130: America’s most powerful gunship in action

For decades, the AC-130 has remained one of the most recognizable and heavily armed aircraft operated by the United States ...
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Caught in 'the green beam': How US Air Force gunship crews let a target know they have it in their sights

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An AC-130J Ghostrider gunship in Wisconsin in July 2021.US Air Force/Senior Airman Miranda Mahoney The US Air Force's AC-130 ...
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AC-130 Gunship Laser Weapon Program's Future Is Looking Blurry

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 ...
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U.S. Special Forces Test Laser Gunship For Covert Strikes

The prospect of laser fire from above moved closer with an announcement from the U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) that they will test fire a high-energy laser weapon from an AC-130J ...