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“Even if the gunship doesn’t fire one round, it still provides that utility.”

“Them hearing the sound of the gunship overhead, that in many ways serves to embolden them,” Fry said of Afghan forces, who remain heavily reliant on U.S. The Ghostrider’s ability to unleash hell, including from its 105 mm howitzer and 30 mm autocannon, have helped Afghan forces both on the battlefield and psychologically, Fry said. Edward Fry, enlisted leader alongside Taylor at the air component command.Īir Force officials have called the $115 million Ghostrider “the ultimate battle plane” due to its arsenal of cannons, missiles and laser-guided bombs. “The Ghostriders have saved lives,” said Chief Master Sgt. The new aircraft’s missions are part of an increase in the pace of the air war following the collapse of peace talks between the United States and the Taliban in early September, and a vow by President Donald Trump “to hit our enemy harder” than ever before.

This amounts to 218 sorties and 1,380 hours in the skies over Afghanistan, he said.