U.S. Air Force MC-130J Command IIs assigned to the 17th Special Operations Squadron fly in formation Feb. 17, 2016, off the coast of Okinawa, Japan. The 17th SOS conducted a unit-wide training exercise which tasked the entire squadron with a quick-reaction, full-force sortie involving a five-ship formation flight, cargo drops, short runway landings and takeoffs, and helicopter air-to-air refueling. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Peter Reft/Released)
Task & Purpose/Military.com: Air Force gets first upgraded 'Ghostrider' gunship
The Air Force has received an upgraded version of its Ghostrider gunship.
The 4th Special Operations Squadron, 1st Special Operations Wing, at Hurlburt Field, Florida, received its first AC-130J Ghostrider Block 30 gunship this week during a ceremony at Bob Sikes Airport in Crestview, Florida, Air Force Special Operations Command said in a news release Thursday.
The 4th Special Operations Squadron currently operates and maintains the AC-130U Spooky.
The Block 30 model marks "a major improvement in software and avionics technology" over the original Block 20 software AC-130J, the release states.
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WNU Editor: Here is an easy prediction. This gunship is going to be used a lot in present and future wars.
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Only in a permissive environment.
The CIA used to buy SA-7s from the communist Polish Army. To the fools that can only say Stingers, when they are not out right mouth breathing, there are a lot of manpads out there.
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