Footage from Exercise Emerald Warrior offers a dramatic look at one of the most unusual combat aircraft ever operated by the United States. From the outside, the AC-130 still carries the unmistakable ...

Welcome back to the Fluctus Channel, as we follow the AC-130 gunship from weapons loading and preflight checks to takeoff and live-fire action. We explore how its powerful side-mounted cannons, ...

No matter the variant, the AC-130 is jam-packed with the sort of weaponry one would expect to find on a “gunship.” The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is somewhat pedestrian as far as military aircraft goes—a ...