Merlin Labs announced the completion of a preliminary design review (PDR) for an autonomy software package for the Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules on March 5. The approval keeps the two-year-old ...

(Lafayette, Louisiana) - The Lafayette Regional Airport took to social media to address a large aircraft that was seen circling the city for much of Tuesday, January 20, 2026. The AC-130 plane circled ...

LAFAYETTE, La. (NEWS 15) — People in Acadiana spotted a large military aircraft flying overhead recently. The Lafayette Airport confirmed it was an AC-130 performing routine exercises. The AC-130 was ...

Aircraft designed for permissive airspace traded stealth and self-defense for loiter time and firepower. Modern SAMs and fighters can sideline or eliminate these platforms once air superiority is lost ...

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 ...

This is what it's like to fire the AC-130 Gunship, the most heavily armed aircraft in the world! California’s National Guard lawsuit against Trump has a big problem Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba ...

No matter the variant, the AC-130 is jam-packed with the sort of weaponry one would expect to find on a “gunship.” The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is somewhat pedestrian as far as military aircraft goes—a ...

The AC-130 gunship is a flying arsenal, built to dominate from above. Armed with a 105mm howitzer, 30mm autocannon, and precision-guided munitions, it delivers devastating firepower with pinpoint ...

The last U.S. Air Force MC-130J takes off from Lockheed Martin’s Marietta, Georgia, facility on Dec. 13, 2024. Credit: U.S. Air Force photo FORT WALTON BEACH, Florida—While the U.S. Air Force has ...

During the Vietnam War, the United States Air Force's first gunship, the AC-47, was introduced. It was primarily created to be able to unleash steady, accurate, and constant streams of fire on ground ...