AC-130U Spooky

The AC-130H Specter and AC-130U Spooky have been designed to provide close air support, air interdiction and force protection. These heavily armed aircraft include side-firing weapons integrated with sophisticated sensors (SAR, CCD-TV and IR), navigation and fire control systems to provide surgical firepower during extended loiter periods, at night and in adverse weather. The AC-130U is the most advanced gunship aircraft in the world and can attack two targets simultaneously. The AC-130 aircraft were first introduced in Vietnam scoring 10,000 Vietnamese trucks and many US soldiers while providing close air support. Subsequently they were employed in Operation Urgent Fury in Grenada in 1983, Operation Just Cause in Panama in 1989, and Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan in 2001. The AC-130U Spooky aircraft can be armed with one 105mm cannon in addition to one 40mm, and one additional 25mm guns. The US Air Force operates a fleet of 13 AC-130U gunships. The US Air Force and Boeing selected Lockheed-Martin's Gunship Multispectral Sensor System (GMS2) to replace ALLTV sensor onto US Air Force's AC-130Us. The development contract valued at $10.7 million was awarded on January 11, 2005. The program total value could amount to $35 million including production options. GMS2 will be integrated onto for four new AC-130U aircraft bought by the Air Force. The Boeing company expects to deliver the first of four AC-130Us ordered by the Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) in 2006. These aircraft were chosen by AFSOC due to their capabilities in support of operational missions in the global war on terrorism.

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