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The cause of the crash and the conditions of seven other troops who were aboard the tiltrotor aircraft remain unknown.

US Air Force AC-130J Ghostrider's unplanned strike in Iraq against armed militants tracked in real-time during sortie.

General Atomics’ commitments to the UAE go beyond the long-term support it’s planning for additional aircraft systems.

The U.S. Air Force has noted that the AC-130J's close air support missions include troops in contact, convoy escort, and point air defense. In contrast, its air interdiction missions are conducted against pre-planned targets or targets of opportunity and include strike coordination and reconnaissance and overwatch mission sets.

The future of a laser-armed AC-130J is increasingly uncertain and a broader review of the Ghostrider's armament package is in progress.

Other changes under consideration to prepare the Ghostrider for a high-end fight include adding small cruise missiles.

Other changes under consideration to prepare the Ghostrider for a high-end fight include adding small cruise missiles.

Other changes under consideration to prepare the Ghostrider for a high-end fight include adding small cruise missiles.

Other changes under consideration to prepare the Ghostrider for a high-end fight include adding small cruise missiles.

Manned and unmanned military aircraft landing on highways not part of a service’s base and station infrastructure is nothing new. Indeed, during the Cold War, Norway was one NATO nation that perfected their jet fighters’ ability to disperse and safely operate where they were not vulnerable. More recently, this May, during US Air Force Special Operations Command’s Exercise Agile Chariot, one MC-130J, an MQ-9 Reaper and two A-10s were the fixed-wing aircraft that completed successful highway...