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  2. M134 Minigun - Wikipedia

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    GAU-17/As from helicopters were rushed into service for ships on pintle mountings taken from Mk16 20 mm guns for anti-swarm protection in the Gulf ahead of the 2003 Iraq War - 59 systems were installed in 30 days. [24] The GAU-17/A is designated Mk 44 in the machine gun series [24] and is generally known as the Mk 44 when installed on British ...

  3. U.S. helicopter armament subsystems - Wikipedia

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    Referred to as the Defensive Armament System or DAS, this system is composed of two mounts for GAU-15/A and GAU-16/A.50 caliber machine guns or GAU-17/A 7.62×51mm Miniguns, as well as, two BRU-20/A or BRU-21/A bomb racks for current 2.75" rocket launchers.

  4. List of equipment of the United States Navy - Wikipedia

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    GAU-17 minigun, M2 Browning.50 cal Heavy Machine Gun, M240 General Purpose Machine Gun, and 40mm Mk 19 grenade launcher: Transportable by CH-47, C-130, and larger aircraft RHIB: M2 Browning.50 cal Heavy Machine Gun, M240 General Purpose Machine Gun, and M249 light machine gun

  5. Next chapter for Bell’s H-1 helicopters begins - AOL

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    In this Feb. 25, 2019 photo, U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 163 (Reinforced), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), engage an unmanned aerial system with a GAU-17 minigun ...

  6. GAU-19 - Wikipedia

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    Oman is known to use the GAU-19/A mounted on their HMMWVs. The Mexican Navy uses MDH MD-902 series helicopters with the GAU-19/A system mounted for anti-narcotics operations. [7] In October 2010 General Dynamics began developing the lighter weight GAU-19/B in response to an urgent needs statement issued by the Armed Scout Helicopter Program Office.

  7. List of U.S. aircraft gun pods - Wikipedia

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    Perhaps the most widely used gun pod developed by the US military, fitted with a single GAU-2 7.62×51mm Minigun. [3] This weapon was produced in three generations, with separate designations applied by both the US Army and US Air Force. The first was the XM18 and SUU-11/A, which featured a standard version of the weapon encased in an ...

  8. Why the US Military Refuses to Retire This Classic Rifle - AOL

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    The M134 Minigun is the vehicle-mounted version of the M61 Vulcan six-barrel Gatling-style rotary gun that has been affixed to aircraft since 1946. ... 17. M88 Hercules ... it is smaller than the ...

  9. GAU-8 Avenger - Wikipedia

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    The time of flight of its projectile to 4,000 feet (1,200 m) is 30 percent less than that of an M61 round; the GAU-8/A projectile decelerates much less after leaving the barrel, and it drops a negligible amount, about 10 feet (3.0 m) over the distance. [17] The GAU-8/A precision when installed in the A-10 is rated at "5 mil, 80 percent ...