Since the mid-1960s, AC-130 gunships have provided close air support for troops all over the world. The AC-130's utility and effectiveness created a dynasty that's now on its sixth version. "The sheer ...

February9, 2007: The U.S. Air Force has installed 30mm cannon in one of its AC-130 gunships, and is testing the new configuration for a few months before sending the first rearmed AC-130s off to war.

The US Air Force is gearing up for a conflict with well-armed adversaries. As a part of that, the military branch is rethinking what aircraft it has and how they're designed. One change the Air Force ...

Although not exactly from the gunner’s point of view, the following picture, taken over the Republic of Korea on Sept. 12, 2012, gives an idea of what firing down on a range with the AC-130U Spooky’s ...

As the US military focuses on Russia and China, US special operators are stepping up their game. Those operators are looking for new weapons to prepare for the kind of war the US could face in the ...

Here's a look at the most popular stories this week on Military.com. If it weren't for the AC-130 gunship, the hell-raising, special operations aircraft that often circles overhead when troops descend ...

US Special Operations Command is shifting its focus toward competition with a near-peer power. To do that, it wants to ensure it can still use its all its platforms against a sophisticated enemy. So ...