![]() Heithold’s praise for the latest model came just over 50 years after the first test use of an AC-47 in combat, in December 1964. The AC-130J “Ghostrider” traces its lineage back to the original AC-47D (initially designated FC-47D), a gunship conversion of a Douglas C-47D Dakota that carried three 7.62 mm “miniguns” firing through two rear windows and the cargo door on the port side. It will be an ultimate night CAS airplane for special operations.” We’re ‘upgunning’ the aircraft with a 105. “I call it the ‘ultimate battle plane,’ because I’m going to have a ‘dial a bomb’ capability and I’m going to have guns on it. “Most of you know that we’re moving to the AC-130J,” he said. Turning to the command’s gunships, he said he was “pretty pleased right now with what I’m seeing on the recap efforts of the AC-130.” The AC-130J Ghostrider will bring myriad benefits from the new C-130J airplane platform. ![]() Heithold emphasized that current operational environments do not allow AFSOC to “take a knee and recapitalize” but rather require “maintain a level of capability and readiness today with my legacy force as we go through this recap effort.” Bradley Heithold, commander of Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC), addressed the balance between ongoing platform recapitalization and the acquisition of new special operations platforms. Appearing on the “Major Command Priorities” panel at the Air Force Association’s Air Warfare Symposium in February 2015, Lt. ![]()
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