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The Lockheed AC-130 gunship is a heavily armed, long-endurance, ground-attack variant of the C-130 Hercules transport, fixed-wing aircraft. It carries a wide array of ground-attack weapons that are integrated with sensors, navigation, and fire-control systems. Unlike other modern military fixed-wing aircraft, the AC-130 relies on visual targeting.
This is a list of initials, acronyms, expressions, euphemisms, jargon, military slang, and sayings in common or formerly common use in the United States Air Force.Many of the words or phrases have varying levels of acceptance among different units or communities, and some also have varying levels of appropriateness (usually dependent on how senior the user is in rank).
HC-130 King Bird, MC-130H Combat Talon II, MC-130P Combat Shadow [16] Inactive 551st Special Operations Squadron: Cannon AFB: AC-130H, MC-130W: 15 Jun 2021 602d Special Operations Squadron: Nahkon Phanom RTAFB: A-1 E/G/H/J Skyraider: 1970 [17] 606th Special Operations Squadron: Nahkon Phanom RTAFB: C-123 Provider, U-10: 15 June 1971 609th ...
The AC-130 is equipped with an arsenal of side- and rear-mounted weapons such as cannons, miniguns, bombs and missiles. When deployed, these lethal weapons rain down from the sky leaving smoke ...
A A&TWF – Acquisition and technology work force a – Army AA – Assembly area AA – Anti-aircraft AA – Aegis ashore AAA – Anti-aircraft artillery "Triple A" AAAV – Advanced Amphibious Assault Vehicle AAC – Army Air Corps AAD – Armored amphibious dozer AADC – Area air defense commander AAE – Army acquisition executive AAG – Anti-aircraft gun AAK – Appliqué armor kit (US ...
AC-130J Ghostrider: Lockheed USA Propeller CAS / Attack: Manned 2017 (AC-130J) [7] 31 [8] Final aircraft delivered in 2022. [8] B-1B Lancer: Rockwell International: USA Jet Bomber: Manned 1986 [9] 45 [3] Long-range conventional bomber. Employs variable-sweep wing design. To be replaced by the B-21 Raider around 2032. [9] 9 to be divested in ...
C-130 Hercules with Advanced Tactical Laser on board. The Advanced Tactical Laser (ATL) program was a US military program to mount a high energy laser weapon on an aircraft, initially the AC-130 gunship, for use against ground targets in urban or other areas where minimizing collateral damage is important.
This is a list of established military terms which have been in use for at least 50 years. Since technology and doctrine have changed over time, not all of them are in current use, or they may have been superseded by more modern terms.