MC-130W Dragon Spear
U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Ericka Engblom
A MC-130W Dragon Spear from the 73rd Special Operations Squadron.
The Dragon Spear is the result of a program to covert MC-130W Combat Spear aircraft into gunships by application of roll-on-roll-off coversion kits.
A Bushmaster II Mk44 30mm cannon can be mounted (as shown here on the port side) as well as various air-to-ground guided munitions such as GBU-39 Small-Diameter Bombs.
Dragon Spears are fitted with AN/AAQ-38 FLIR and a battle management system (BMS).
THe aircraft is also known as the AC-130W Stinger.
