The US sends the latest Lockheed AC-130J Ghostrider flying support battery with AGM-114 Hellfire, AGM-176 Griffin missiles and GBU-39 bombs to the Republic of Korea for the first time

The US fifth-generation Lockheed AC-130J Ghostrider flew to South Korea for the first time in its still short history. There it took part in a training exercise.

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The aircraft was flown to the Republic of Korea by Lockheed Martin, part number 5852 of the 4th Special Operations Squadron, 1st Special Operations Aviation Wing, based in Florida. The exercise began last month and will conclude in March.

Some of the capabilities of the AC-130J Ghostrider were demonstrated in the video. The footage shows the firing of GBU-39 aerial bombs, AGM-114 Hellfire missiles and AGM-76 Falcon anti-radar missiles.

In addition, the aircraft is equipped with a howitzer and cannon of 105mm and 30mm calibre respectively. The firing of these was demonstrated at the end of the video.

The AC-130J Ghostrider is a ground unit support flying battery developed by Lockheed Martin. The aircraft is based on the MC-130J military transport aircraft. The United States adopted the Ghostrider in 2017 and will have 27 flying batteries by the end of 2024.

Source: The Drive