The United States’ Department of Defense confirmed on Tuesday that an Air Force AC-130 gunship had conducted an airstrike on Iranian-backed militiamen in Iraq, after they launched a short-range ballistic… Continue reading "US AC-130 Strikes Iranian-Backed Militia In Iraq After Ballistic Missile Attack"
In recent years armed UAVs, namely the MQ-1C Gray Eagle and MQ-9 Reaper, have become a vital element of the counter-insurgency operations that the US has involved itself in. A… Continue reading "GBU-69 Glide Bomb Tested by USSOCOM Drone to Replace Hellfire"
The AC-130J flew its first combat sortie in late June 2019, in Afghanistan although details of the target and outcome of the mission are classified. The outgoing AC-130Us also apparently… Continue reading "Spooky Retires, Ghostrider Conducts First Combat Mission"