The US military has thousands of aircraft that can launch attacks and support conventional operations, from the futuristic F-35 and F-22 fighters to the venerable A-10 and AC-130 close air support ...

A U.S. Air Force Boeing C-17 airdropped a palletized Joint Air-To-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) last month as a prelude to a future test of a C-17-fired palletized missile, the head of Air Mobility ...

Ground view of Lockheed Martin MC-130J Commando II taking off. - Andrew Harker/Shutterstock While the iconic Boeing B-52 Stratofortress bomber is widely known as one of the longest-serving military ...

A U.S. Air Force rendering of an amphibious MC-130J. Credit: U.S. Air Force FORT WALTON BEACH, Florida—U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) has pushed back the planned demonstration of an ...

Special operations commandos and pilots with the US Air Force successfully landed UAVs, fighter aircraft and a multi-purpose tactical transport on a rural stretch of roadway during recent exercises.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It is unclear how many MC-130Js have received the Silent Knight Radar, or SKR, to date, but Air Force Special Operations Command ...

Special Operations Command selected Northrop Grumman’s APG-83 SABR to replace legacy radars on AC-130J, MC-130J, and HC-130J aircraft. The U.S. Air Force has announced that Special Operations Command ...

The MC-130Js and AC-130J Ghostrider gunship, still in development, "represent a leap in capability as it can fly higher, faster, farther and carry more cargo than any of the legacy aircraft," said ...

The US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) is considering the design and development of an amphibious MC-130 aircraft to support operational requirements in the age of ‘Great Power Competition’ (GPC) ...

Commandos and pilots with the US Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) successfully landed a range of aircraft on a rural highway in Wyoming during recent training exercises. The drills on 2 ...