Classified:
Specifications | AC-130JPrimary Function: Fixed-wing overwatch and close-air-support aircraft
Prime Contractor: Lockheed Martin Corp.
Power Plant: 4x Rolls-Royce AE-2100D3 turboprop engines with 4,591 shp each
Wingspan: 132 ft 7 in (40.41 m)
Length: 97 ft 9 in (29.79 m)
Height: 38 ft 9 in (11.81 m)
Weight (Empty): Unknown
Maximum Takeoff Weight (MTOW): 164,000 lbs (74,390 kg)
Fuel Capacity: Unknown
Payload: Unknown
Speed: Cruise: 335 kts/386 mph (620 km/h)
Service Ceiling: 33,000 ft (10,000 m)
Range: Unknown
Armament/Weapons:
Precision Strike Package (PSP): 10-tube launcher for Special Operations Precision Guided Munitions (SOPGMS)
and a side-mounted Alliant Techsystems Mk 44 Bushmaster 30mm gun.
SOPGMS include the MBDA GBU-44/B Viper Strike and the Raytheon AGM-175 Griffin short-range air-to-surface missile.
Crew: Basic Crew: Three officers (pilot, co-pilot and combat system officer) + two enlisted loadmasters
Price/Unit Cost: $78.4 million flyaway cost (2012)
+ $10 million in special operations conversion costs
+ $19 million for the Precision Strike Package (PSP) - note that these figures exclude training equipment expenses, testing costs etc.
First Flight: Unknown
Deployed: First aircraft purchased in FY 2012. Initial Operating Capability scheduled for 2015.
Aircraft Inventory: No aircraft yet delivered - First AC-130J under construction
as military aircraft go, $19 million seems like a bargain