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Drones, planes need new weapons and sensors, says special ops official
The gunships still take center stage but require advancements to keep up with the pace of warfare.
By Todd South
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Special ops airmen get fewer new gunships than promised
The Air Force is downsizing its special operations gunship fleet from 37 to 30 airframes.
AC-130J gunship team honored for saving 88 Americans, Afghans in overseas shootout
Another AC-130J Ghostrider team has been recognized for their combat valor in Afghanistan.
AC-130J Ghostrider flies close-air support at Exercise Balikatan, a first
The deployment of the Ghostrider, assigned to the 73rd Special Operations Squadron out of Hurlburt Field, Florida, also marked the first time the updated J model of the AC-130 has landed in or operated in Japan.
By Air Force Times staff
Laser weapon for KC-135 ‘still in the infancy stage’
The U.S. Air Force wants to mount a laser weapon to the KC-135, but it’s still on the fence about how and where to do that.
By Valerie Insinna