Helicopter gunships serve in both roles ... are capable of carrying Hellfire anti-tank guided missiles as well. Special forces outfits have different armaments for their operational needs.

Special operators are upgrading nearly every aspect of their helicopter fleet as they await the Army’s newest addition to the rotary wing section. From the MH-6 ...

U.S. Special ... older gunships: the AC-130H Spectre, AC-130W Stinger II and AC-130U Spooky. It now plans end the decade-long acquisition program at 30 aircraft. (Hannah Carranza/Air Force ...

U.S. Special Operations Command had planned to buy nearly 40 Ghostriders to replace older gunships: the AC-130H ... including the Air Force’s move to shrink its combat search-and-rescue helicopter ...

On Saturday, a Chinook helicopter assigned to the RAF’s No. 7 Squadron special forces unit flew from its home base, RAF Odiham, and landed at the Special Boat Service base in Poole on the ...