HURLBURT FIELD, Florida — An AC-130U Spooky gunship named "Big Daddy" made history by being the first Spooky to ever receive a black letter initial on its status page before a flight, June 18, 2020.

No matter the variant, the AC-130 is jam-packed with the sort of weaponry one would expect to find on a “gunship.” Key point: While details are scant on the nature of the Ghostrider’s first combat ...

The final AC-130U Spooky gunship returned from the airframe's last scheduled combat deployment at Hurlburt Field, July 8, 2019. While still on alert to respond to contingencies as needed for the next ...

When one brings into the spotlight the C-130 Hercules and its many variants, you know what generally follows is a talk about the plane’s lifting capabilities and its transport exploits. But there’s ...

HURLBURT FIELD — Taking off with the rising sun, an AC-130U gunship took its final flight Tuesday, trailing history in its wake during a near-cross-country voyage from Hurlburt Field to Arizona's ...

A Florida-based subcontractor is assembling the first of four AC-130H models being upgraded to the AC-130U "Spooky II" configuration, but proposed weapons upgrades for the AC-130U fleet still are on ...

GUNSHIP SENSOR: Lockheed Martin has been picked to provide a new sensor system for the U.S. Air Force AC-130U gunship, the company announced Jan. 11. Boeing, the prime contractor for the AC-130U ...