AFSOC Renews Push For Laser-Armed AC-130 Gunship
The head of U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) has renewed his commitment to fielding an AC-130 “mini arsenal plane” equipped with a high-energy laser (HEL) by the turn of the decade, and is seeking seed funding in the fiscal 2018 defense budget to support activities of a flying...
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