The Air Force is preparing to test a laser cannon on its 'Ultimate Battle Plane'

DOD Ever since the Air Force announced the development of the AC-130J Ghostrider to replace older generations of Lockheed Martin's reliable fixed-wing gunship, Air Force Special Operations Command just can't seem to resist slapping more guns on the thing. In 2015, AFSOC added a 105mm cannon -- basically a howitzer normally reserved for armored ground vehicles -- to the rear of the vessel at the insistence of former chief Lt. Gen. Bradley Heithold, supplementing the AC-130's current arsenal of AG...