Call it the “Spookovik.” Russia wants to make its own version of America’s legendary AC-130 “Spooky” gunship. “An analogue of American AC-130 aircraft directly supporting ground forces ...

A U.S. Air Force video offers a rare glimpse inside an AC-130 "Spooky II" gunship during a live-fire exercise over Florida. The video includes handling of the gunship's unique weapon systems, some of ...

Summary and Key Points: The AC-130 "Spectre" gunship, also known as "Spooky," is a heavily armed aircraft born out of necessity during the Vietnam War to provide close-air support (CAS ...

Call it the “Spookovik.” Russia wants to make its own version of America’s legendary AC-130 “Spooky” gunship. “An analogue of American AC-130 aircraft directly supporting ground forces ...

During the Vietnam War, the United States Air Force's first gunship, the AC-47, was introduced. It was primarily created to ...

The AC-130U gunship has completed its final combat deployment. The U.S. Air Force said its AC-130U, known as the "Spooky," has returned ... then the [AC-130 crews] have got to make sure they ...

Both of the AC-130s employ the latest technologies and can attack two targets simultaneously. The Spooky (U-model) is the third generation of C-130 gunships. All gunships evolved from the first ...

The particular Spooky we have here, the one that brought the AC-130 under our radar for the first time, was on exactly such a refueling mission, conducted all the way back in May over the U.S ...

A U.S. Air Force video offers a rare glimpse inside an AC-130 "Spooky II" gunship during a live-fire exercise over Florida. The video includes handling of the gunship's unique weapon systems ...