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US Special Operations Command is working on a new weapon for its 'Ghostrider' gunship: lasers
For decades, the AC-130 gunship has been support troops on the ground with heavy firepower. In a fe…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
How pilots train to fly the $165 million AC-130J Ghostrider gunship
The AC-130J Ghostrider gunship is the newest version of the historic AC-130 aircraft, which dates b…
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After nearly 60 years in flight, US Air Force special operators took their AC-130 gunship to Australia for the first time
Since entering service in the late 1960s, the AC-130 has seen action all over the world, but the gu…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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US Special Operations Command wants to transform its biggest planes to gain an advantage against China
To ensure US special operators can operate against a more capable enemy, SOCOM wants to give its bi…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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The AC-130 gunship has been backing up special operators for 55 years, and it's still popping up in new countries
"The sheer number of weapons options it brought to the battlefield was wild," a former Air Force co…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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A US Air Force Ghostrider gunship crew received awards for saving 88 lives with nearly 2 hours of non-stop fire
The heavily armed gunship poured fire on the enemy, clearing the way for helicopters to rescue woun…
Ryan Pickrell
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The Air Force's last AC-130U gunship, named 'Big Daddy,' made history before a flight this month
The Air Force is phasing out the AC-130U. Big Daddy will be the last to retire and will be placed i…
Airman 1st Class Hailey Ziegl…
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I'm a UPS driver who's gone to the ER because our trucks have no A/C and can reach 130 degrees. It feels like the company doesn't really care.
A driver says the second time he reported heat exhaustion, it took UPS an hour to respond. The thir…
Jenny Powers
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One of the Air Force's biggest planes has helped pull off every major special ops mission since Vietnam
"We don't kick in any doors, but we enable the special operators on the ground to kick them," a for…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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Metro projects get Rs 19,130-crore in Union budget
An outlay of Rs 4,710 cr has been made in the Union Budget for projects of National Capital Region…
PTI
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UPS drivers say heat levels in their trucks without AC are reaching as high as 121 degrees
Drivers shared photos of heat readings from their trucks that showed temperatures ranging from 116 …
Grace Kay
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UPS drivers are collapsing on the job and baking cookies on their dashboards as they work without AC in extreme heat as high as 150 degrees
As temperatures reach record highs, UPS drivers share their experience working in sweltering heat a…
Grace Kay
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What it's like to work in Death Valley, where businesses face 130-degree weather, flash floods, and dwindling tourists
Meet the people running businesses in the hottest place on Earth - from a rural opera house to a Me…
Hannah Towey
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A look inside the AC-130 - one of the most powerful military aircraft of all time
Able to fly faster and higher than a helicopter, but with excellent range and loiter time, the AC-1…
Alex Lockie
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This theatre family safeguarding a 130-year old tradition is now struggling to raise funds and survive
In Hyderabad, a family of 65 members stay together for their one love – theatre. The family behind …
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DU admissions 2019: BA Political Science(Hons) first cut-off released, check @du.ac.in
The University of Delhi has started releasing the first cut-off list 2019 for undergraduate course…
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To fight and survive in hostile airspace, US Air Force special operators may take the big gun off their 'Ghostrider' gunships
The US Air Force is gearing up for a conflict with adversaries who may challenge it in a way it has…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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Armies will be able to maneuver on battlefields again, but it's going to be difficult and bloody
Drones, artillery and guided munitions have made movement so hazardous that they raise questions ab…
Michael Peck
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We rented our house on Airbnb for 15 years. It was so much work that we had to stop.
I started renting my home in 2007 before Airbnb existed. It's not passive, and I eventually sold th…
Dana McMahan
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Elections on a plate: Poll panels fix menu & expense ceiling for Samosa, tea, biryani & more
Candidates in Punjab's Jalandhar can spend Rs 15 for a cup of tea and the same price for a samosa t…