The AC-130's navigational devices include inertial navigation systems and global positioning systems.
The AC-130U employs synthetic aperture strike radar for long-range and adverse weather target detection and identification. These sensors allow the gunship to visually or electronically identify friendly ground forces and targets anytime, anywhere. The sensor suite consists of multispectral television sensors, high definition infrared sensors and radar. These heavily armed aircraft incorporate side-firing weapons integrated with sophisticated sensor, navigation and fire control systems to provide surgical firepower or area saturation during extended loiter periods, day or night and in adverse weather. Air interdiction missions are conducted against preplanned targets or targets of opportunity and include strike coordination, reconnaissance and armed overwatch mission sets. Close air support missions include troops in contact, convoy escort and point air defense. The AC-130U “Spooky” gunships’ primary missions are close air support, air interdiction and armed reconnaissance.
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