The M134 GAU-17 “Vulcan” cannon is a six-barreled, air cooled, medium machine gun used primarily as a fire suppression weapon in aircraft for the U.S. military. The so-called “Gatling ...

When the Gulf War began in 1991, the US military deployed over 132 Thunderbolt II close air support aircraft armed with a powerful 30-millimeter GAU-8 Avenger rotary cannon with a fire rate of over 3, ...

The US Air Force (USAF) is targeting to complete a phased ... Weighing 29,000lb, the A-10 aircraft features a 30mm GAU-8/A seven-barrel Gatling gun and can carry up to 16,000lb of mixed ordnance ...