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Under a January 2019 contract, Lockheed Martin has been working to integrate, test, and demonstrate the new directed-energy weapon on the AC-130J, according to the company press release, which ...
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The US Air Force is to add a multi-spectral targeting system to its fleet of Lockheed Martin AC-130U gunships. An initial $80 million contract announced by the company on 28 July calls for the ...
Air Force Special Operations Command operates several special-mission aircraft based on Lockheed’s C-130 transport, including the AC-130 gunship and the MC-130J Commando II.
Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules The C-130 is a four-engine, turboprop-powered military transport. A number of variants have been produced, including the AC-130 gunship and KC-130 tanker.
The AC-130 “Spooky II” gunship is a standard C-130 transport aircraft engineered for close-air support combat. Its 105mm gun, called a M102 Howitzer, fires 33-pound high explosive shells at a ...
As a 20-year veteran of the United States Air Force Shane Sawyer can take apart and put back together planes as well as work on Spectre gunships (Lockheed AC-130) used ...
The company just sent a laser weapon called the Airborne High Energy Laser (AHEL) to the Air Force, meant to be mounted to a Lockheed AC-130, a heavily armed long-endurance gunship.