The aging 40 mm Bofors cannon, which has been around in various guises since World War II, is increasingly hard to maintain, Colonel Gottstine said, and there is no production line set up to replace shrinking ammunition stocks. Mike Gottstine, AFSOC's chief of strike/intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance requirements, "The bottom line is we'll have more gunships available for the warfighter on a day-to-day basis." "We're buying increased lethality and accuracy at the same time we're improving reliability," said Lt. The project is a "win-win," according to Air Force Special Operations Command officials - unless you're one of the bad guys. The rearmed Spooky retains its 105 mm cannon but replaces the 25 mm and 40 mm guns with Bushmasters. (AFNEWS) - Spooky is about to get a little scarier.Ĭrews at Hurlburt Field have put the finishing touches on the first AC-130U Spooky gunship armed with the 30 mm Bushmaster cannon.
Air Force Special Operations Command Public Affairs.
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