The current fixed armament configuration of the AC-130J includes a 30mm GAU-23/A Bushmaster automatic cannon and a 105mm howitzer, both firing out the left side of the fuselage. There are no plans to ...

Planned flight testing of a high-energy laser directed energy weapon on a U.S. Air Force AC-130J Ghostrider gunship has been pushed back again to next year. This once looked set to be the service's ...

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PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. (Dec. 6, 2011) -- Soldiers are one step closer to receiving a digitized M119A2 howitzer that will make it possible for them to start firing rounds and evade return fire quicker ...

What You Need to Know: The U.S. Air Force has shifted AC-130J Ghostrider training from Hurlburt Field, Florida, to Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, consolidating training and reducing costs. -The ...

The AC-130 gunship series dates back to the Vietnam War era One of the most notable armaments of Ghostrider is its 105mm howitzer, which is typically seen on ground artillery platforms Outside of the ...

On December 19, 2022, the Soldiers of the Presidential Salute Battery stood before their cannons, awaiting the arrival of Ecuador’s president, Guillermo Lasso. The Soldiers had set up three polished ...

The Rock Island Arsenal is back in the cannon-making business. A $129 million contract between the Arsenal's production facility, the Joint Manufacturing Technology Center, and the Tank Automotive and ...

The enemy lost up to 520 troops, four cars, 155mm howitzers: a US-made M777, a US-manufactured M198 and a UK-produced FH-70, two UK-made 105mm L-119 howitzers, a US-produced 105mm M119 weapon MOSCOW, ...