New AC-130J completes first test flight

The AC-130J Ghostrider, a MC-130J Commando II modified into a AC-130, has made its first flight at Eglin AFB on Jan. 31.

New hardware fitted includes dual electro-optical infrared sensors, a 30-mm cannon, AGM-176A Griffin missiles, all-weather synthetic aperture radar and GBU-39 small diameter bomb capabilities.

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