美国佛罗里达州埃格林空军基地
Photo by U.S. Air Force/Chrissy Cuttita | 2014-01-31 12:56:22 | 95710
2014年1月31日,美国佛罗里达州埃格林空军基地,美国空军特种作战司令部首架新型 AC-130J“骑士”空中炮艇机准备首飞。这架AC-130J是在MC-130J运输机上加装“精确打击组件”而成,这种组件能够迅速简便地安装在MC-130J运输机上。这也是AC-130J与目前美军使用的AC-130H/U攻击机最主要的区别,其主要任务是近距空中支援,空中遮断和武装侦察。按计划共有32 架MC-130J将被修改为AC-130J。(Dave King, of Lockheed Martin, marshals out the AC-130J Ghostrider as it taxis the runway for its first official sortie Jan. 31 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The Air Force Special Operations Command MC-130J arrived at Eglin in January 2013 to begin the modification process for the AC-130J, whose primary mission is close air support, air interdiction and armed reconnaissance. A total of 32 MC-130J prototypes will be modified as part of a $2.4 billion AC-130J program to grow the future fleet.)