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SANTEE, Calif. (AP) — Before a twin-engine plane nose-dived into a San Diego suburb, an...

The AC-130 aerial gunship is already one of the most recognizable modern planes ever to take to the skies in battle. The only thing that could possibly upgrade its cool factor any further would be literally fitting it with laser beams. As it happens, that is what Lockheed-Martin has just accomplished.

The Air Force is looking into the possibility of engineering a new class of tactical lift air vehicles of some kind specifically tailored to operate in major warfare, high-threat environments.

Rapid Dragon Airdrops Palletized JASSM-ER from C-17, EC-130 Aircraft

That we may use the lift capacity of the u.s. air force to do that? >> absolutely. and here is the idea here. in the pacific northwest -- i'm back in ohio right now, but in the pacific northwest, they're five states connected and trying to share really scarce resources. it's important to be able to transport patients from point a to point b, from boise to seattle or boise to spokane to get them on life-saving therapy. transports are important. the military can do that better than any other organization, on the c-130 or c-13. however, we also have icu providers who can help staff a field icu. w...