AC-130J will get 105mm cannon and eventually a laser weapon

Lt. Gen. Bradley Heithold, head of U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command, told Breaking Defense that the AC-130J will be integrated with a 105mm gun from the third production aircraft onwards.

Heithold also believes that laser weapon technology has mature enough that the Block 40 version will have a directed energy weapon.

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