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Measured figures
AMX · Length
Single source13.23 m (43 ft 5 in)[source]
AC-130 · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | AMX International AMX | Lockheed AC-130 |
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| Type | Ground-attack aircraft[source] | Ground-attack aircraft and close air support gunship for SOF teams[source] |
| National origin | Italy / Brazil[source] | United States[source] |
| Manufacturer | AMX International[source] | Lockheed Martin Boeing[source] |
| Status | Active service[source] | In service (AC-130J) |
97 ft 9 in (29.79 m)[source]
Empty; AMX · Empty weight
Single sourceGross; AMX · Gross weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; AMX · Max takeoff weight
Single source6,700 kg (14,771 lb)[source]
10,750 kg (23,700 lb)[source]
13,000 kg (28,660 lb)[source]
Maximum take-off; AC-130 · Max takeoff weight
Single source155,000 lb (70,307 kg)[source]
Ferry; AMX · Ferry range
Single source3,336 km (2,073 mi, 1,801 nmi)[source]
AMX · hi-lo-hi profile, with 900 kg (1,984 lb) of external stores
Single source889 km (552 mi, 480 nmi) hi-lo-hi profile, with 900 kg (1,984 lb) of external stores[source]
AC-130 · 4 × Allison T56 -A-15 turboprop engine, 4,300 shp ( ) each (AC-130U
Single source4 × Allison T56 -A-15 turboprop engine, 4,300 shp (3,200 kW) each (AC-130U)[source]
AMX · 1 × Rolls-Royce Spey 807 turbofan engine thrust
Single source1 × Rolls-Royce Spey 807 turbofan engine, 49.1 kN (11,000 lbf) thrust[source]
AMX · Endurance
Single source4 hours, 15 minutes[source]
AMX · 10,260 ft/min
Single source52.1 m/s (10,260 ft/min)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Primary users | Italian Air Force (historical) Brazilian Air Force[source] | — |
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| Number built | 230[source] | — |
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| Manufactured | 1986–1999[source] | — |
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| Introduction date | 1989[source] | AC-130A: 1968 AC-130H: 1969 AC-130U: 1995 AC-130W: 2012 AC-130J: 2017[source] |
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| First flight | 15 May 1984[source] | AC-130A: 1967[source] |
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| Retired | 2024 (Italy)[source] | AC-130A: 1995 AC-130H: 2015 AC-130U: 2020 AC-130W: 2022[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | 3,555 L (939 US gal; 782 imp gal) / 2,700 kg (5,952 lb) internal[source] | — |
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| Wing loading | 512 kg/m 2 (105 lb/sq ft)[source] | — |
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| Thrust/weight | 0.47[source] | — |
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| Rockets | rocket pods[source] | — |
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| Missiles | 2× AIM-9 Sidewinders or MAA-1 Piranha or A-Darter , carried on wingtip rails[source] | — |
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| Bombs | 3,800 kg (8,378 lb) on 5 external hardpoints, including MAR-1 missiles, general-purpose and laser-guided bombs[source] | — |
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| Guns | 1× 20 mm (0.787 in) M61A1 Vulcan 6-barreled Gatling cannon (Italian aircraft) 2× 30 mm (1.181 in) Bernardini Mk-164 cannon (Brazilian aircraft)[source] | — |
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| Hardpoints | Bombs: 3,800 kg (8,378 lb) on 5 external hardpoints, including MAR-1 missiles, general-purpose and laser-guided bombs[source] | — |
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| Primary user | — | United States Air Force[source] |
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| Developed from | — | Lockheed C-130 Hercules Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules[source] |
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| Officers | — | 4 (Two Pilots, Two Combat Systems Officers)[source] |
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| Enlisted | — | 3 (Special Mission Aviators)[source] |
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| Propellers | — | 6-bladed Dowty R391 featuring ARA-D/A airfoils[source] |
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| Navigation systems | — | Teledyne Ryan (now part of Northrop Grumman ) AN/APN-218 radar – doppler navigation radar[source] |
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| Previously installed systems | — | AN/APN-59 radar – search and weather radar[source] |
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| Mission systems | — | Raytheon AN/APQ-180 multimode attack radar – enhanced version of AN/APG-70 radar (used on F-15E Strike Eagle ) incorporating several enhanced air-to-ground modes such as fixed target track, ground moving target indication and track, projectile impact point position, beacon track, and a weather detection Raytheon AN/AAQ-26 IDS – LWIR FLIR (mounted on port side of the nose landing gear door) Lockheed Martin AN/AAQ-39 Gunship Multispectral Sensor System (GMS2) – EO/IR fire control system consists of mid-wave infrared (MWIR) FLIR, two Image-Intensified Television (I2TV) cameras ( CCD-TV ), laser target designator/rangefinder with eyesafe mode (1064 and 1570 nm dual mode laser emitter), and near-infrared (NIR) laser pointer/marker (860 nm laser emitter) (mounted under the nose of port landing gear sponson)[source] |
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| Countermeasures | — | Raytheon AN/ALR-69 – digital Radar warning receiver (RWR) L-3 Communications AN/AAR-44 – UV-based Missile Approach Warning System (MAWS) ITT Exelis AN/ALQ-172 – Digital radio frequency memory (DRFM) jammer-based Electronic countermeasure (ECM) incorporating integrated Electronic Warfare (EW) self-protection function of detection, processing, warning, prioritization, jamming, and threat display BAE Systems AN/ALQ-196 Low-Band Jammer (LBJ) – low frequency DRFM jammer-based ECM Northrop Grumman AN/AAQ-24 Nemesis – laser-based Directional Infrared Counter Measures (DIRCM) (mounted on the port and starboard rear fuselage) BAE Systems AN/ALE-47 Countermeasure Dispensing System (CMDS) – chaff/flare dispenser[source] |
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