SOCOM is trying to keep the Ghostrider alive in a peer fight by sending expendable autonomous killers into the threat ring before the crew has to enter it.
Welcome back to The Daily Aviation for a feature on the feared AC-130J Ghostrider gunship. Voice, text and video editing ...
The arrival of the AC-130J Ghostrider at Kirtland Air Force Base signifies a major advancement for the U.S. Air Force’s special operations training and capabilities. On Sept. 5, 2024, the 58th Special ...
The 919th Special Operations Wing flew the AC-130A Spectre for 20 years, before transitioning to non-gunship aircraft, and will now operate the new AC-130J. The 919th Special Operations Wing (919th ...
The 58th Special Operations Wing at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, celebrated the arrival of the AC-130J Ghostrider in a Sept. 5 ceremony. (Senior Airman Karissa Dick/U.S. Air Force) A storied ...
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque is no stranger to seeing planes take to the sky and the newest, AC-130J Ghostrider model of the U.S. Air Force’s AC-130 gunship is no ...