The U.S Air Force’s family of AC-130 gunships long history of delivering critical close air support for ground troops in need.During Vietnam, AC-130 gunships destroyed more than 10,000 trucks and were credited with many life-saving close air support missions.But the gunship is expected to be even more deadly with the addition of a new armament – a laser weapon.Lockheed Martin has stated that it had completed factory acceptance testing for the AHEL or Airborne High Energy Laser, and then handed the weapon over to the U.S Air Force.As per reports, the new weapon will be tested after integration with the AC-130J Ghostrider, the service’s latest variant of the AC-130 gunship.In this video Defense Updates analyzes how AC-130J Ghostrider is set to become more potent with Airborne High Energy Laser?